
what it means
Eerily describes a strangeness that comes from something being almost normal, and not normal at all. An empty playground is not frightening; a playground that is eerily quiet is, because the swings are there, the paint is bright, and the one thing that belongs — noise — is missing. That is the whole trick of the word. It is not used for the loudly frightening things: a scream is not eerie. It is used when everything is in its place and something small is wrong with the picture, and you feel it before you can say what it is. Eerily calm. Eerily familiar. Eerily still.
Eerily describe una rareza que nace de que casi todo está normal. Un parque vacío no da miedo; uno eerily silencioso sí, porque están los columpios, la pintura brillante, y falta lo único que corresponde: el ruido. No sirve para el susto fuerte — un grito no es eerie.
Eerily descreve uma estranheza que nasce de estar quase tudo normal. Um parquinho vazio não assusta; um parquinho eerily silencioso assusta, porque os balanços estão lá, a tinta está viva, e falta a única coisa que devia estar: o barulho. Não serve para o susto — um grito não é eerie.
Eerily décrit une étrangeté qui vient de ce que tout est presque normal. Une cour de récréation vide ne fait pas peur ; une cour eerily silencieuse, si : les balançoires sont là, la peinture est vive, et il manque la seule chose qui devrait y être, le bruit. Un cri, lui, n'est pas eerie.
Eerily menggambarkan keanehan yang muncul justru karena semuanya nyaris normal. Taman bermain yang kosong tidak menakutkan; yang eerily sunyi menakutkan, karena ayunannya ada, catnya masih cerah, dan yang hilang justru satu-satunya yang seharusnya ada: suara. Teriakan bukan eerie.
Eerily, her şeyin neredeyse normal olmasından doğan bir tuhaflığı anlatır. Boş bir oyun parkı korkutmaz; eerily sessiz bir oyun parkı korkutur, çünkü salıncaklar yerinde, boyalar canlı ve olması gereken tek şey eksiktir: ses. Bir çığlık eerie değildir.
eerily が指すのは、ほとんど普通であることから生まれる不気味さです。誰もいない公園は怖くありません。けれど eerily に静かな公園は怖い。ブランコはあり、塗装も鮮やかで、そこにあるはずの音だけがないからです。悲鳴は eerie ではありません。
adverb
in a way that is strange and slightly frightening
“The empty playground was eerily quiet after the storm.”
adverb
strangely and unsettlingly close to something
“Her drawing was eerily like the real house.”
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