eerily

/ˈɪɹəɫi/ adv

In an eerie manner.

Word Origin From Old English earg 'cowardly, fearful' — eerie originally meant 'inspiring fear' or 'uncanny.' Eerily means 'in an eerie manner.' The root earg is from Proto-Germanic *argaz 'cowardly, niggardly,' and the word eerie developed in Scots and Northern English to mean 'supernaturally fearful.'

adv In an eerie manner.

The abandoned house stood eerily silent in the moonlight.

(副词) 令人不安地;阴森地;怪异;毛骨悚然地;诡异

废弃的房屋在月光下诡异般地寂静矗立。

(adverbio) escalofriantemente; sinisteramente; de manera inquietante; de forma perturbadora [De manera escalofriante; de forma misteriosa y perturbadora.]

La casa abandonada se alzaba inquietantemente silenciosa bajo la luz de la luna.

(adverbe) sinistrement; de manière inquiétante; de façon troublante; lugubrement [D'une manière étrange et inquiétante, qui évoque le surnaturel ou un malaise diffus.]

La maison abandonnée se dressait eerily silencieuse sous le clair de lune.

(Adverb) unheimlich; gespenstisch; gruselig [Auf eine unheimliche, beunruhigende oder gespenstische Weise.]

Das verlassene Haus stand **eerily** still im Mondlicht.

(副詞) 不気味に、ぞっとするように、そっと(気味悪く)。

廃墟となった家は月光の中で不気味なほど静まり返っていた。

(advérbio) sinistramente; assustadoramente; de modo sinistro; de modo estranho; lugubramente [De maneira sinistro e estranha; de modo assustador.]

A casa abandonada estava assustadoramente silenciosa sob o luar.

Word parts: eerie + ly

Common collocations

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