| 单词 | curiosity |
| 释义 | curi·os·ityBrE /ˌkjʊəriˈɒsəti/ NAmE /ˌkjʊriˈɑːsəti/ noun (plural 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） |
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