curiosity
美 [.kjʊri'ɑsəti]
英 [.kjʊəri'ɒsəti]
- n.好奇心；求知欲；珍品；罕见而有趣之物
- 网络好奇号；有好奇心；火星探测车好奇号
复数：curiosities
v.+n.
satisfy curiosity,arouse curiosity,feel curiosity
adj.+n.
great curiosity,natural curiosity,idle curiosity,intellectual curiosity
curiosity
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1. | [u][sing] ~ (about sth).~ (to do sth) 好奇心；求知欲a strong desire to know about sth |
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 有点想知道下一步会发生什么事的好奇心 | |
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。” |
2. | [c] 罕见而有趣之物；奇物；珍品an unusual and interesting thing |
The museum is full of historical curiosities. 这座博物馆有许多珍奇历史文物。 |