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| /ˌkjʊəriˈɒsəti/ |
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| 1 | singular/U a strong feeling of wanting to find out about something 好奇心 |
| +about All children have a certain curiosity about sexual matters. 每个孩子都对性问题有一定的好奇心。 |
| out of curiosity (=because of curiosity) Just out of curiosity, where were you last night? 出于好奇 |
| idle curiosity (=wanting to know something for no specific reason) ‘Why do you want to know?’ ‘Oh, just idle curiosity.’ 纯粹的好奇 |
| | 1a | used for warning someone that something dangerous or harmful could happen to them because they are too interested in things that do not concern them 过于好奇会惹祸上身 | |
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| 2 | C something unusual and interesting 珍品；奇事；奇物 |
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