oddly
oddly — 副詞
1. in a way that seems strange, unexpected, or hard to explain — often used to comm
奇怪地
以令人意外或難以解釋的方式
in a way that seems strange, unexpected, or hard to explain — often used to comment that something does not match what you would predict.
The kitchen smelled oddly of cinnamon, even though Maya had not baked anything.
廚房裡奇怪地飄著肉桂的香味，即使瑪雅根本沒有烤任何東西。
oddly + of (preposition) for unexpected sensory detail
Marcus felt oddly calm before his first job interview at the bank.
馬可斯在銀行第一次面試之前，出奇地冷靜。
oddly + adjective describing a surprising emotional state
Oddly enough, the youngest student in the class won the chess tournament.
說也奇怪，班上年紀最小的學生竟然贏得了西洋棋比賽。
discourse marker: oddly enough, + clause
The old wooden chair was oddly shaped, with one leg much shorter than the others.
那張舊木椅形狀很奇怪，其中一支腳比其他的短了許多。
oddly + past participle (oddly shaped)
Lina's grandfather was behaving oddly all morning, mixing up names and forgetting his coffee.
莉娜的爺爺整個早上行為怪怪的，把名字搞混，還忘了喝咖啡。
verb + oddly to describe unusual behaviour
- oddly enough
- oddly quiet
- oddly familiar
- oddly shaped
- behave oddly
- look oddly
- feel oddly
- strangely
near-identical in meaning; slightly more common in everyday speech.
- curiously
suggests the speaker finds the fact interesting, not just unusual.
- peculiarly
more formal; stresses that something stands out from the norm.
- unusually
focuses on rarity rather than strangeness; less judgmental.
- normally
in the way you would expect.
- predictably
exactly as anticipated, with no element of surprise.
文法句型
oddly + adjective
oddly + verb
oddly enough, + clause
用法筆記
Frequently appears as the fixed phrase 'oddly enough' at the start of a clause to flag that what follows is surprising. Also very common before adjectives and past participles ('oddly quiet', 'oddly shaped') to signal a mismatch with expectations.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
副詞搭配
- rather oddly
- very oddly
- somewhat oddly
常用片語
- oddly enough
- oddly familiar
- oddly comforting
- behave oddly
- look oddly at someone
介系詞搭配
- oddly for (someone)