Curiosity
[ ,kjʊrɪ'ɑsəti ]
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n. 好奇心，爱打听的癖性;奇人;奇物，古玩;奇特性;
💡 词根助记
curi关心+osity多的状态→关心多→好奇心
📝 例句
All fear was merged in curiosity.
在好奇心驱使下忘了一切恐怖。
The old wooden skis are a curiosity.
那副木制旧滑雪板是珍奇之物。
impertinent curiosity
过分的好奇心
stimulate a person's interest [curiosity]
激发某人的兴趣 [好奇心]
Her eyes rolled with curiosity.
她的眼睛因好奇而左右转动。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ curi-关心,osity-状态:什么都关心→好奇心
※ cu-化学元素“铜”,r-拼音“人”,io-in out进出,sity-似“city城市”:铜人进出城市引起市民的好奇
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-cure-表示“心理”
📖 牛津释义
curiosity
n
1 [U] ~ (about sth/to do sth) being curious(1a); inquisitiveness 好奇心; 爱打听的癖性
curiosity about distant lands 对於遥远国家的好奇心
her burning curiosity to know what's going on 她想知道发生了何事的强烈欲望
He gave in to curiosity and opened the letter addressed to his sister. 他抑制不住好奇心, 拆开了别人写给他妹妹的信.
2 [C] strange or unusual thing or person; strange or rare object 稀奇或罕见的事物或人; 奇物; 珍品
She is so eccentric that she is regarded as a bit of a curiosity. 她非常古怪, 算是个奇人.
3 (idm 习语) curiosity killed the `cat (saying 谚) (said to sb to stop him being too inquisitive 谓某人不可过於好奇的用语).
🎯 考研助记
curious(adj.好奇的)-curiosity(n.好奇心)
🔁 扩展释义
*[,kjuәri'ɒsiti]n. 好奇心, 新奇的事物, 珍品相关词组: arouse sb's curiosity about sth gratify sb's curiosity about sth
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Having their origins in China, chopsticks are used in many Asian countries.
筷子起源于中国，现在很多的亚洲国家都使用它。
Happens all the time.
常有的事。
One of links in the chain that drives the wheels had snapped.
驱动轮子的链条断了一节。