strangely
adverb uk/ˈstreɪndʒ.li/ us/ˈstreɪndʒ.li/
B2 不寻常地;奇怪地;不可思议地
in a way that is unusual, unexpected, or difficult to understand
She was strangely calm while everyone else was panicking. 大家慌作一团的时候,她却出奇地平静。
He looked at me rather strangely. 他很奇怪地看着我。
Strangely, nobody seemed to notice. 很奇怪,好像没人注意到。
- More examples
- The house looked strangely familiar, though she knew she'd never been there before.
- Is it my imagination or is David behaving strangely at the moment?
- The house, usually bustling with activity, was strangely silent.
- The beat of the music was strangely hypnotic.
- The government has fallen strangely silent on the subject of tax cuts after all its promises at the last election.
Idiom
strangely enoughidiom B2 奇怪的是,真奇怪
used to remark that something is surprising but true
Strangely enough, when it came to the test I actually felt pretty relaxed. 奇怪的是,考试来临了,我倒感到很放松了。