creepily
/ˈkriː.pəl.i/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkriː.pəl.i/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkrē-pə-lē/ (ame, mw)
creepily — 副詞
1. in a strange, unnatural way that makes you feel scared or uneasy
詭異地
以怪異、不自然且令人害怕的方式
in a strange, unnatural way that makes you feel scared or uneasy
The wooden floorboards creaked creepily as Mizuki walked down the dark hallway.
當 Mizuki 走過漆黑的走廊時，木地板詭異地嘎吱作響。
creepily modifying a verb that produces an eerie sound
The old doll's eyes seemed to follow Diego creepily around the antique shop.
那個舊娃娃的眼睛似乎在古董店裡陰森地跟隨著 Diego。
creepily modifying a verb of watching/movement
A thick fog crept creepily over the empty graveyard just after midnight.
午夜剛過，一團濃霧陰森地漫過空蕩蕩的墓園。
The abandoned house was creepily silent, with no birds or insects making any noise.
那棟廢棄的房子詭異地寂靜，連鳥叫蟲鳴都沒有。
Élise found the painting's smile creepily lifelike and refused to hang it in her bedroom.
Élise 覺得畫中的笑容詭異地栩栩如生，不肯把它掛在臥室裡。
- eerily
very close in meaning; slightly more literary
- spookily
more informal; usually about ghosts or Halloween scenes
- unsettlingly
broader; covers any kind of discomfort, not only fear
- reassuringly
describes the opposite feeling — calm and safe
文法句型
creepily + verb
creepily + adjective
用法筆記
Frequently modifies sensory verbs (creak, whisper, smile, watch) or adjectives describing an unsettling absence or resemblance (silent, lifelike, similar). Distinguish from sense 2 by topic: sense 1 covers supernatural or spooky scenes; sense 2 covers unwanted social or sexual attention.
常見錯誤
2. with behaviour that feels uncomfortable or invasive, especially involving unwant
猥褻地
以令人不適、帶有不當追求意味的方式
with behaviour that feels uncomfortable or invasive, especially involving unwanted romantic or sexual attention
A stranger on the train was staring creepily at Talia for the whole journey.
火車上有個陌生人整段路程都令人不適地盯著 Talia 看。
creepily modifying 'staring' — the most common collocation for this sense
Maeve deleted the app after an older man started messaging her creepily about her photos.
在一位年紀較大的男子開始猥褻地傳訊息評論她的照片後，Maeve 把那個 app 刪掉了。
creepily + verb of communication, signalling unwanted sexual interest
Ziad complained to the manager because a colleague kept standing creepily close to his desk.
Ziad 向經理投訴，因為有個同事老是令人不適地靠在他的座位旁。
Several customers had reviewed the bar as a place where men hit on women creepily.
好幾位客人留評說，那間酒吧裡常有男生猥褻地搭訕女生。
Zuri felt the photographer was posing the teenage models creepily and left the shoot.
Zuri 覺得那位攝影師猥褻地擺拍未成年模特兒，於是離開了拍攝現場。
- lecherously
stronger; explicitly sexual leering
- inappropriately
broader; covers any unsuitable behaviour, not only sexual
- respectfully
describes the opposite — keeping appropriate distance and tone
文法句型
creepily + verb of looking/touching/messaging
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person; the verb is typically one of looking, touching, approaching, messaging, or commenting. Often signals a power imbalance (older person to younger, stranger to woman). Distinguish from sense 1 by context: if no human is acting on another human, it is sense 1.