unaccountably
unaccountably — 副詞
1. happening so that nobody can give a clear reason for it, which leaves people puz
不明原因地
以無法解釋、令人費解的方式發生
happening so that nobody can give a clear reason for it, which leaves people puzzled
The old clock in the hallway unaccountably started ringing at three in the morning.
走廊裡那座老時鐘不明原因地在凌晨三點響了起來。
modifies a verb: an event happens for no clear reason
Tariq felt unaccountably nervous before the meeting, though everyone there was a close friend.
Tariq 在開會前莫名地感到緊張，儘管在場的都是好友。
modifies an adjective: a feeling with no obvious cause
The morning train was unaccountably empty, even though it was a normal working day.
那班早班列車莫名地空蕩蕩，儘管那天是普通的上班日。
Mira's keys had unaccountably vanished from the kitchen table where she always left them.
Mira 的鑰匙莫名地從她固定放置的廚房桌上消失了。
The bakery on the corner was unaccountably closed on a busy Saturday afternoon.
街角那家麵包店在生意最好的週六下午莫名地關門了。
- inexplicably
very close in meaning; slightly more common in everyday writing
- mysteriously
adds a sense of something secret or strange, not just unexplained
- puzzlingly
focuses on the confusion it causes rather than the lack of a reason
- understandably
for a reason everyone can easily see
- predictably
in a way that was easy to expect
用法筆記
Almost always placed right before the verb, adjective, or whole event it describes. Common in writing and storytelling to signal that the speaker has looked for a reason and found none.