oddly
/ˈɒdli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑːdli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈäd-lē/ (ame, mw)
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。
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。
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。
- 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.