un-expectedlyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (米国発音) IPA: /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/

副詞

unexpectedly (comparative more unexpectedly, superlative most unexpectedly)

1. In an unexpected manner.

   Antonym: expectedly

   Near-synonyms: against expectations, against all odds, surprisingly

   • 1863, George Eliot, chapter XVI, in Romola, volume II, book II, page 186:

     […] she was startled by unexpectedly meeting her husband, who was coming to seek her.

   • 1952 February, H. C. Casserley, “Permanent Wayfarings”, in Railway Magazine, page 77:

     Other evidence of former ownerships such as notice-boards, number plates, and makers' plates, are often discovered unexpectedly.

   • 2021 August 19, Dianne Gallagher, “Texas Democrats’ effort to freeze voting bill ends”, in CNN‎:

     Texas House Democrats’ historic quorum break unexpectedly ended Thursday evening when at least three new Democrats returned to the floor, paving the way for state Republicans to pass restrictive voting legislation.