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If something is freaky, it is strange or unusual in a way that gives you a small or an feeling — a freaky noise at night, a freaky coincidence, a freaky smile on an old doll. It is more spoken and casual than ; younger speakers use it a lot. It can be light (“that’s a bit freaky”) or genuinely creepy, depending on the voice.
If something is freaky如果一個東西是freaky, it is strange or unusual in a way that gives you a small fright or an uneasy feeling意思是它怪怪的、不尋常,會讓你有點小驚嚇或不安 — a freaky noise at night, a freaky coincidence, a freaky smile on an old doll——像半夜的怪聲、詭異的巧合,或舊娃娃臉上詭異的笑容。 It is more spoken and casual than freakish這個字比freakish更口語、更隨性; younger speakers use it a lot年輕人很常用。 It can be light ("that's a bit freaky")可以是輕鬆的(像「that's a bit freaky」), or genuinely creepy, depending on the voice也可以是真的很毛骨悚然,看語氣而定。
Though actually, in informal American English the same word is also used about sex — “getting freaky” — which has nothing to do with being . Same spelling, different street meaning; the “strange / a bit ” sense is the one you want in careful writing.
Though actually不過其實, in informal American English the same word is also used about sex在美式口語裡,同一個字也可以用來講性 — "getting freaky" ———像「getting freaky」—— which has nothing to do with being frightened跟害怕一點關係都沒有。 Same spelling, different street meaning拼法一樣,街頭意思卻不同; the "strange / a bit frightening" sense is the one you want in careful writing「怪怪的/有點嚇人」這個意思才是正式寫作要用的。
Tone: informal. You would probably not put it in a school essay unless you were quoting speech.
Tone: informal語氣標籤:informal(口語)。 You would probably not put it in a school essay你大概不會把它寫進學校作文裡 unless you were quoting speech除非你是在引用對話。
組成freak(極不尋常的人/事)+ -y(帶有那種味道的)。
同家族的字
- freakthe root this adjective is built from
- freakisha slightly more formal adjective from the same root
- freakishlythe adverb from freakish
原始詞典資料5 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。
freakyadj/ˈfɹiː.ki/
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Resembling a freak.
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slangOdd; bizarre; unusual.
- I've heard the props and costumes in this play are quite freaky.
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slangScary; frightening.
- Have you met the freaky new guy who moved in next door?
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slangSexually deviant or overly sexual.
- The things she asked me to do were too freaky for me.
- GCN was prevented from covering the hearing by a police officer outside the building, who said that he would not allow representatives of "freaky" press inside.
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slangSexually deviant or overly sexual.
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。