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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Don't forget to breathe.
别忘了呼吸。
Our foreign trade policy has always been based on equality and mutual benefit and exchange of needed goods.
我们的对外贸易政策一向是以平等互利、互通有无为基础的。
Dead? Pans can't die! How can a pan die? I've never heard of that before!
死了？锅是不会死的！锅怎么会死呢？我从来没有听说过这种事！