uncanny

英 [ʌn'kænɪ] 美[ʌn'kæni]

TEM8GRE低频词扩展词汇

比较级: uncannier;最高级: uncanniest;副词: uncannily;

1. un- "not" + canny "本义: knowing".
2. 本义：unknowning, 引申义：associated with the supernatural.
3. 因为不知道、不了解，所以就显得神秘、离奇、出奇。

uncanny 异常的，难以解释的

un-, 不，非，can, 能够，知道。即不知道的，异常的。比较canny.

uncanny (adj.): 1590s, "mischievous;" 1773 in the sense of "associated with the supernatural," originally Scottish and northern English, from un- (1) "not" + canny.

1. The hero, Danny, bears an uncanny resemblance to Kirk Douglas.: 主人公丹尼与柯克·道格拉斯出奇地相像。

2. Tony was unnerved by the uncanny familiarity of her face.: 怪异的是，她看起来竟有些面熟，这让托尼心慌意乱。

3. I had this uncanny feeling that Alice was warning me.: 我有一种奇怪的感觉：艾丽斯是在警告我。