In a way that is so strange, so exact, or so beyond ordinary explanation that it gives you a small chill.

In a way that is so strange, so exact, or so beyond ordinary explanation that it gives you a small chill指的是那種奇怪、精準或超乎常理到讓你打個寒顫的方式。

This is the adverb of uncanny, and in real English it does most of its work in one narrow place: in front of words about likeness and accuracy. Uncannily similar, uncannily accurate, uncannily like his father, uncannily good at guessing. There it means the match is too close to feel like chance — you notice it and something in you goes quiet.

This is the adverb of uncanny這是uncanny的副詞形式，and in real English it does most of its work in one narrow place而在實際英語裡它主要就活躍在一個很窄的位置：in front of words about likeness and accuracy放在跟「相似」和「準確」有關的字前面。Uncannily similar, uncannily accurate, uncannily like his father, uncannily good at guessing像是uncannily similar（出奇地相似）、uncannily accurate（出奇地準確）、uncannily like his father（像他父親像得詭異）、uncannily good at guessing（猜得準到嚇人）。There it means the match is too close to feel like chance在那裡它的意思是：這個相似度太接近了，不像是巧合──you notice it and something in you goes quiet你注意到了，心裡某個地方會靜下來。

It also modifies verbs in the same spirit: the machine uncannily predicted every answer. What it does NOT mean is simply "very." Uncannily accurate is not just "very accurate"; it is accurate in a way that unsettles you a little. Keep that flicker of strangeness and you will use the word correctly.

It also modifies verbs in the same spirit它也用同樣的精神修飾動詞：the machine uncannily predicted every answer這台機器準得詭異地預測出每一個答案。What it does NOT mean is simply "very."它絕對不是單純的「很」的意思。Uncannily accurate is not just "very accurate"; it is accurate in a way that unsettles you a littleuncannily accurate不只是「很準確」，而是準確到讓你有點不安。Keep that flicker of strangeness and you will use the word correctly記住那一絲詭異感，你就會用對這個字。

A note on register: it is a written, educated word. In everyday talk people say scarily similar, or creepily accurate, or just "it's kind of freaky how alike they are." Reach for uncannily when you are writing, or when you want the sentence to sound thoughtful rather than casual.

A note on register關於語域的一個提醒：it is a written, educated word它是個書面、教育程度較高的用字。In everyday talk people say scarily similar, or creepily accurate, or just "it's kind of freaky how alike they are."在日常口語裡人們會說scarily similar（相似到嚇人）、creepily accurate（準到毛骨悚然），或乾脆說「他們像得有點可怕」。Reach for uncannily when you are writing, or when you want the sentence to sound thoughtful rather than casual當你在寫作、或想讓句子聽起來深思熟慮而不是隨口說說時，就用uncannily。