quizzical
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++quiz·zi·cal /ˈkwɪzɪkəl/ adjective ASK A QUESTIONa quizzical expression is one that shows that you do not understand something and perhaps think it is slightly amusing 诧异的；感到好笑的a quizzical look/expression/smile He sat and watched her, a quizzical look on his face. 他坐下来看着她，一脸疑惑。 —quizzically /-kli/ adverb
Examples from the Corpus
quizzical• And yet their eyes, their lips, a certain shy grin or quizzical cant of an eyebrow, look strangely familiar.• The well-dressed patrons raised quizzical eyebrows and exchanged glances on seeing us come in.• David urged her on, ignoring her quizzical glance.• He gave me that quizzical look, as much as to say: You should know by now what that was all about.• The child gave him a quizzical look.• Jasper gave me a quizzical look.• Her face was vaguely familiar, and Floyd suddenly became aware that the Administrator was looking at him with a quizzical smile.a quizzical look/expression/smile• Her face was vaguely familiar, and Floyd suddenly became aware that the Administrator was looking at him with a quizzical smile.• Jasper gave me a quizzical look.• Blanche looked at Lancaster with a quizzical smile and did not say anything for a full ten seconds.• Eugene Forster had a quizzical smile playing around his mouth.• Tia Carmen exchanges a quizzical look with the other aunts.quiz·zi·cal adjectiveChineseSyllable
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quizzical
quiz‧zi‧cal /ˈkwɪzɪkəl/
adjective
a quizzical expression is one that shows that you do not understand something and perhaps think it is slightly amusing
a quizzical look/expression/smile
He sat and watched her, a quizzical look on his face.
—quizzically /-kli/ adverb
quiz‧zi‧cal /ˈkwɪzɪkəl/
adjectivea quizzical expression is one that shows that you do not understand something and perhaps think it is slightly amusing
a quizzical look/expression/smile
—quizzically /-kli/ adverb