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curi·os·ityBrE /ˌkjʊəriˈɒsəti/NAmE /ˌkjʊriˈɑːsəti/ noun (curi·os·ities) [U, sing.] ~ (about sth) | ~ (to do sth) a strong desire to know about sth 好奇心；求知欲◆Children show curiosity about everything. 儿童对一切事物都显露出好奇心。◆a certain curiosity to see what would happen next 有点想知道接下来会发生什么的好奇心◆The letter wasn't addressed to me but I opened it out of curiosity. 那封信不是写给我的，然而我却出于好奇把它拆开了。◆His answer did not satisfy my curiosity at all. 他的答复丝毫没有满足我的好奇心。◆Sophie's curiosity was aroused by the mysterious phone call. 那个神秘的电话引起了索菲的好奇心。◆intellectual curiosity 求知欲◆'Why do you ask?' 'Oh, just idle curiosity (= no particular reason).' “你为什么要问？” “哦，只是好奇而已。” [C] an unusual and interesting thing 罕见而有趣之物；奇物；珍品◆The museum is full of historical curiosities. 这座博物馆有许多珍奇历史文物。 ●curiosity killed the ˈcat(saying) used to tell sb not to ask questions or try to find out about things that do not concern them 好奇害死猫（让人别提问或打听与己无关的事情） |