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uncanny

英 [ʌn'kænɪ]美[ʌn'kæni]
  • adj. 神秘的;离奇的;可怕的

英英释意


1. suggesting the operation of supernatural influences;
"an eldritch screech"
"the three weird sisters"
"stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy
"an unearthly light"
"he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley
2. beyond what is natural;
"his uncanny sense of direction"; (`unco' is chiefly Scottish)
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