counterintuitively

/ˌkaʊn.tər.ɪnˈtʃuː.ɪ.tɪv.li/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkaʊn.t̬ɚ.ɪnˈtuː.ɪ.t̬ɪv.li/ (ame, ipa)

counterintuitively — 副詞

1. used when saying that a fact or result goes against what most people would natur

1.副詞C1
釋義

反直覺地

結果違背一般人的常識預期

used when saying that a fact or result goes against what most people would naturally expect or think makes sense

例句

Counterintuitively, shorter meetings often leave the team with clearer decisions.

反直覺地，較短的會議反而常讓團隊做出更清楚的決定。

sentence-initial: marks a result that clashes with normal expectations

Adding one more lane, counterintuitively, made the morning traffic even slower.

反直覺地，多加一條車道反而讓早晨交通更慢。

mid-sentence: comma-set adverb before the surprising outcome

同義詞
  • paradoxically

    stronger and more literary; suggests a sharper logical contradiction

  • surprisingly

    broader and more everyday; may signal surprise without a clear clash with common sense

  • unexpectedly

    focuses on lack of warning, not on a result that seems backward

  • oddly enough

    informal and conversational; softer than counterintuitively

反義詞
  • predictably

    shows that the outcome follows what people would normally expect

  • unsurprisingly

    marks a result as expected rather than contrary to intuition

文法句型

Counterintuitively, + clause

clause, counterintuitively, + result

result + counterintuitively

用法筆記

Most often comments on a whole result rather than on one single action. It is especially common in research, policy, health, and design writing when the writer wants to warn readers that the next finding will seem backward at first.

常見錯誤

❌Counterintuitively, the shop opened at nine, as usual.
✅Counterintuitively, lowering the rent brought in more money overall.
💡use it only when the outcome really goes against normal expectations, not for an ordinary event.