curiosity

英 [ˌkjʊəriˈɒsəti]

美 [ˌkjʊriˈɑːsəti]

n.  好奇心; 求知欲; 罕见而有趣之物; 奇物; 珍品

复数：curiosities　

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Collins.2 / BNC.5059 / COCA.4518

习惯用语

n.

curiosity killed the cat
• 好奇心能要猫的命（让人别提问或打听与己无关的事情）
  used to tell sb not to ask questions or try to find out about things that do not concern them

牛津词典

noun

• 好奇心；求知欲
  a strong desire to know about sth
  1. Children show curiosity about everything.
     儿童对一切事物都显露出好奇心。
  2. a certain curiosity to see what would happen next
     想知道下一步会发生什么事的好奇心
  3. 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。
  4. His answer did not satisfy my curiosity at all.
     他的答复丝毫没有满足我的好奇心。
  5. 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。
  6. intellectual curiosity
     求知欲
  7. ‘Why do you ask?’ ‘Oh, just idle curiosity (= no particular reason) .’
     “你为什么要问？”“哦，只是好奇而已。”
• 罕见而有趣之物；奇物；珍品
  an unusual and interesting thing
  1. The museum is full of historical curiosities.
     这座博物馆有许多珍奇历史文物。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 好奇心;求知欲
  Curiosityis a desire to know about something.
  1. Ryle accepted more out of curiosity than anything else...
     赖尔更多的是出于好奇才同意的。
  2. ...an enthusiasm and genuine curiosity about the past...
     对过去的巨大兴趣与真正的好奇
  3. To satisfy our own curiosity we traveled to Baltimore.
     为了满足好奇心，我们去了巴尔的摩。
• N-COUNT 罕见而有趣之物;奇物;珍品
  Acuriosityis something that is unusual, interesting, and fairly rare.
  1. There is much to see in the way of castles, curiosities, and museums...
     可以看到很多城堡、奇珍异品和博物馆。
  2. Reed International is a curiosity in the international world of publishing.
     里德国际公司是国际出版界的一朵奇葩。
• curiosity killed the cat→ see:cat

英英释义

noun

• something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
  Synonym:curiooddityoddmentpeculiarityrarity
• a state in which you want to learn more about something
  Synonym:wonder

双语例句

• Reed International is a curiosity in the international world of publishing.
  里德国际公司是国际出版界的一朵奇葩。
• As a gentleman himself, he thought it was only impertinent curiosity to ask where any other gentleman lived.
  作为一个上等人，他认为，打听别人住在哪里是无礼的举动，是多管闲事。
• I was filled with the curiosity to the world and life.
  我对世界和人生充满了好奇心。
• There was much curiosity about what manner of man he was
  他究竟是什么样的人，大家都十分好奇。
• This old map is quite a curiosity.
  这张旧地图的确是件珍品。
• Their curiosity piqued, they stopped writing.
  他们的好奇心被挑起，停下了手中的笔。
• We gratified our friend's curiosity
  我们满足了朋友的好奇心。
• You arouse my curiosity.
  这激起了我的好奇心。
• I was bursting with curiosity.
  我充满了好奇。
• An experienced public speaker usually begins by arousing the audience's curiosity.
  经验丰富的演讲者大都在一开场就极力唤起听众的好奇心。