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单词 uncanny
释义
Uncanny
adj satadj.allsuggesting the operation of supernatural influences
Synset:eldritch unearthly weird
Examples:
  • 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
Antonyms:natural
Derivationally Related Form:weirdness
Inherited Hypernyms:eldritch
Similar to:supernatural
adj satadj.allsurpassing the ordinary or normal
Synset:preternatural
Examples:
  • Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will
  • his uncanny sense of direction
Antonyms:ordinary
Inherited Hypernyms:preternatural
Similar to:extraordinary
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