Curiosity
[ ,kj?r?'ɑs?ti ]
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n. 好奇心，愛打聽的癖性;奇人;奇物，古玩;奇特性;
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curi關心+osity多的狀態→關心多→好奇心
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All fear was merged in curiosity.
在好奇心驅使下忘了一切恐怖。
The old wooden skis are a curiosity.
那副木制舊滑雪板是珍奇之物。
impertinent curiosity
過分的好奇心
stimulate a person's interest [curiosity]
激發某人的興趣 [好奇心]
Her eyes rolled with curiosity.
她的眼睛因好奇而左右轉動。
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【記】※ curi-關心,osity-狀態:什么都關心→好奇心
※ cu-化學元素“銅”,r-拼音“人”,io-in out進出,sity-似“city城市”:銅人進出城市引起市民的好奇
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-cure-表示“心理”
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curiosity
n
1 [U] ~ (about sth/to do sth) being curious(1a); inquisitiveness 好奇心; 愛打聽的癖性
curiosity about distant lands 對於遙遠國家的好奇心
her burning curiosity to know what's going on 她想知道發生了何事的強烈欲望
He gave in to curiosity and opened the letter addressed to his sister. 他抑制不住好奇心, 拆開了別人寫給他妹妹的信.
2 [C] strange or unusual thing or person; strange or rare object 稀奇或罕見的事物或人; 奇物; 珍品
She is so eccentric that she is regarded as a bit of a curiosity. 她非常古怪, 算是個奇人.
3 (idm 習語) curiosity killed the `cat (saying 諺) (said to sb to stop him being too inquisitive 謂某人不可過於好奇的用語).
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curious(adj.好奇的)-curiosity(n.好奇心)
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*[,kju?ri'?siti]n. 好奇心, 新奇的事物, 珍品相關詞組: arouse sb's curiosity about sth gratify sb's curiosity about sth
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The film was quite enjoyable.
這部電影很有趣。
A strange thing happened to me this morning
一件奇怪的事情今早發生了在我身上。
Some types of birds cannot fly.
有些種類的鳥不會飛。