curiosity
/ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsətɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1
- mass noun a strong desire to know or learn something好奇（心）; 求知欲：
filled with curiosity, she peered through the window.
她满心好奇地透过窗户盯着看。
2
- a strange or unusual object or fact奇物; 奇事：
he showed them some of the curiosities of the house.
他让他们看了屋内的一些珍品。
短语
curiosity killed the cat
- proverb being inquisitive about other people's affairs may get you into trouble〈谚〉爱打听他人私事者会给自己招来麻烦的; 爱打听惹是非。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French curiousete, from Latin curiositas, from curiosus （see CURIOUS）.