curiosity
英 [ˌkjʊəriˈɒsəti] 美 [ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti]

n.

好奇心，爱打听的癖性；奇人；奇物，古玩；奇特性

变形

复数：curiosities

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [U]好奇心 the desire to learn and know
2. [C]珍品；古董；奇异的物或事 an unusual and interesting thing

英英释义

curiosity[ ,kjuri'ɔsiti ]

• n.
  • a state in which you want to learn more about something

    同义词：wonder

  • something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

    同义词：curiooddityoddmentpeculiarityrarity

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)～+动词

• curiosity get the better of sb好奇心驱使某人
• curiosity overcome sb好奇心驱使某人

动词+～

• have a curiosity好奇
• arouse sb's curiosity唤起某人的好奇心
• awaken sb's curiosity唤起某人的好奇心
• display curiosity表现出好奇心
• excite sb's curiosity激起某人的好奇心
• feed sb's curiosity满足某人的好奇心
• gratify sb's curiosity满足某人的好奇心
• manifest curiosity表现出好奇心
• provoke sb's curiosity引起某人的好奇心
• restrain sb's curiosity抑制某人的好奇心
• satisfy sb's curiosity满足某人的好奇心
• show sb's curiosity表现出好奇心
• stimulate sb's curiosity激起某人的好奇心
• whet sb's curiosity引起某人的好奇心

形容词+～

• ardent curiosity强烈的好奇心
• childish curiosity孩子气的好奇心
• great curiosity很大的好奇心
• historical curiosities历史珍品
• hungry curiosity如饥似渴的好奇心
• idle curiosity无聊的好奇心
• insatiable curiosity无法满足的好奇心
• intellectual curiosity求知欲
• intense curiosity强烈的好奇心
• literary curiosities文学珍品
• medical curiosity医学上罕见的病例
• mere curiosity纯粹出于好奇心
• mild curiosity有些好奇心
• morbid curiosity病态的好奇心
• natural curiosity天生的好奇心
• open curiosity公然过问与己无关的事
• simple curiosity纯粹出于好奇心
• unquenchable curiosity无法满足的好奇心

～+名词

• curiosity shop古董店

介词+～

• a sense of curiosity好奇心
• from curiosity出于好奇心
• out of curiosity出于好奇心
• through curiosity出于好奇心
• with curiosity带着好奇心；好奇地

～+介词

• curiosity about对…的好奇

词组短语

out of curiosity出于好奇心

intellectual curiosity求知欲

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. The child showed a healthy curiosity.
   那孩子有好奇心，这是好现象。
2. Her curiosity was piqued.
   她产生了好奇心。
3. I had to explain the reasons to satisfy his curiosity.
   我只好解释原因来满足他的好奇心。
4. The rumors excite her curiosity.
   谣言引起了她的好奇心。
5. Just to satisfy my curiosity, how much did you pay for your car?
   我只是出于好奇，请问你买这辆车花了多少钱？
6. Curiosity is part of the children's nature.
   好奇是儿童的天性。
7. The old wooden skis are a curiosity.
   那副木制旧滑雪板是珍奇之物。
8. She is so eccentric that she is regarded as a bit of a curiosity.
   她非常古怪，算是个奇人。

权威例句

Curiosity and exploration.
The psychology of curiosity
Conflict, arousal, and curiosity
The psychology of curiosity: A review and reinterpretation.
Crassulacean Acid Metabolism: A Curiosity in Context
``The Psychology of Curiosity: A Review and Reinterpretation"
Inverse agonism: pharmacological curiosity or potential therapeutic strategy?
Free radicals, antioxidants, and human disease: curiosity, cause, or consequence?
Asymptomatic airway hyperresponsiveness: a curiosity or an opportunity to prevent asthma?
Ru Complexes Bearing Bidentate Carbenes: From Innocent Curiosity to Uniquely Effective Catalysts for Olefin Metathesis