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cu·ri·os·i·ty /ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsətɪ/ n. | phr.
n.
1. 好奇(心)；求知欲
Out of curiosity,he walked into the house. 出于好奇，他走进了那所房子。
Does that act stir your curiosity? 那一行动勾起你的好奇心吗?
They satisfied their curiosity about me. 他们对我的好奇得到了满足。
He was burning with curiosity to know what was happening. 他心急火燎地想知道发生了什么事。
intellectual curiosity 求知欲
A successful scientist is always full of curiosity. 有成就的科学家总是充满求知欲。
2. 过于好奇；爱打听他人之事
He yielded to curiosity and opened the letter addressed to his sister. 他抑制不住好奇心，拆开了别人写给他妹妹的信。
escape the curiosity of prying neighbours 逃避爱探听别人隐私的邻人的好奇癖
3. 奇物；奇事；珍品；罕有的小玩意；古玩
That old chair is quite a curiosity. 那张旧椅子是希奇之物。
a medical curiosity 罕见病例
He is not a Victorian curiosity,but a highly original poet. 他不是维多利亚式的老古董，而是富有独创性的诗人。
4. 奇特性
The curiosity of the room was that it had no windows. 这个房间的奇特处在于没有窗户。
5. 〈废〉仔细；精确；过分讲究，过分挑剔
phr. Curiosity killed the cat. 〈谚〉过分好奇惹是非。 |