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Eerie means strange in a way that makes you feel or a little afraid — not a sudden jump, more a chill. An empty playground at night can feel eerie; a house that is too quiet; a smile that is not quite right. It is about the air of a place or a moment. You will hear it in stories and in everyday talk when people describe a feeling. It is not as strong as “,” and not as light as “weird” when “weird” just means funny or unusual. Though actually, the old English root was about being or fearful yourself; over time the word moved onto the thing that gives you that feeling.
陰森的；詭異的（帶一點發毛，不是好笑的「怪」）
組成From Old English earg, “cowardly, fearful.” The meaning later moved from the frightened person to the thing that frightens.
同家族的字
- eerilythe adverb: in an eerie way
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
eerieadj詞源 1/ˈɪəɹi/
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Inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.
- The eerie sounds seemed to come from the graveyard after midnight.
- An eerie feeling came over me.
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Frightened, timid.
- She began to feel eerie.
- 'It is my business to read the hearts o' men,' said the other. 'And who may ye be?' said Heriotside, growing eerie.
eerienoun詞源 1/ˈɪəɹi/
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An eerie creature or thing.
- Other of these terrible Eeries began now to congregate beneath the canoe, taking courage by the example of their cowardly companion, all alike curious about this charming visitant in the upper world.
- I tell you it's weirdsville down there, a spaced-out botanical Twilight Zone of creepies, crawlies, eeries, and ghastlies.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。