كيف تنطق "curiouser and curiouser"
expression
KYUR-ee-uh-ser and KYUR-ee-uh-ser
KYUH-ree-uh-suh and KYUHR-ee-uh-suh
التعريف
Used to describe a situation that gets stranger or more puzzling as it goes on, often with a sense of surprise. Made famous by 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈkjʊɹiəsɝ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈkjʊɹiəsɝ
الإنجليزية البريطانية
ˈkjʊəɹɪəsə(ɹ)/ /ˈænd/ /ˈkjʊəɹɪəsə(ɹ)
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
KYUR-ee-uh-ser and KYUR-ee-uh-ser
بريطاني
KYUH-ree-uh-suh and KYUHR-ee-uh-suh
استمع في السياق
Things are getting curiouser and curiouser every day at work.
When I opened the box, it was curiouser and curiouser inside.
The story became curiouser and curiouser as I kept reading.
Well, this is getting curiouser and curiouser—first the lights went out, and now there’s a cat wearing a hat.