Wordiyouncanny
🇬🇧 UK/.ʌn'kæni/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
adj.
Strange and unsettling in a way that seems supernatural; mysteriously unusual.
怪异的，神秘的，令人不安的
n.
Something simultaneously familiar and strange, causing feelings of discomfort.
令人不安的怪异感
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedunnot, reversal
+
cannyother
=uncanny
Common Collocations
- 1.uncanny resemblance惊人的相似
- 2.uncanny ability神奇的能力
- 3.uncanny valley恐怖谷效应
- 4.uncanny silence诡异的寂静
Example Sentences
- 1.
She had an uncanny ability to predict what people were thinking.
- 2.
The abandoned house had an uncanny silence that made visitors uneasy.
- 3.
His uncanny resemblance to the missing man shocked the entire courtroom.