uncanniness

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state or condition of being uncanny. uncountable,usually
    — For decades, humankind steeled itself for the rise of thinking machines. As we marveled at their ability to beat chess champions and predict protein structures, we also recoiled from their inherent uncanniness, not to mention the threats to our sense of humanity.

词形变化

uncanninesses plural

词源

Etymology tree
English uncanny
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English uncanniness
From uncanny + -ness.
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