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uncanny

/ʌnˈkæni/

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noun

不気味な, 不思議な

(Freud) Something that is simultaneously familiar and strange, typically leading to feelings of discomfort; translation of Freud's usage of the German "unheimlich" (literally "unsecret").

Examples :

"The old doll in the attic, with its familiar face but unsettlingly blank stare, possessed an uncanny quality that made the children reluctant to play with it. "

屋根裏部屋にある古い人形は、見慣れた顔つきでありながら、不気味なほど虚ろな視線を持ち、子供たちがそれで遊ぶのをためらうような不思議な性質を持っていた。

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adjective

不気味な, 奇妙な

Strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird.

Examples :

"He bore an uncanny resemblance to the dead sailor."

彼は死んだ船員と不気味なほど似ていた。

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adjective

不注意な, 無頓着な

Examples :

"While "uncanny" means strange or mysterious, its archaic definition is "careless." Here's a sentence using that (less common) definition: "The uncanny gardener let the weeds grow wild, ignoring the flowers completely." "

「uncanny」は奇妙または神秘的という意味ですが、その古風な定義は「不注意な」です。以下はその（あまり一般的ではない）定義を使用した文です：不注意な庭師は雑草を野生のままにしておき、花を完全に無視しました。

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