| 单词 | curious |
| 释义 | curious['kjuəriəs]a. 好奇的, 求知的, 古怪的相关词组:be curious about curious cu.ri.ous AHD: [ky‹r“¶-…s] D.J. [6kj&*ri8*s]K.K. [6kj&ri*s]adj.（形容词）1. Eager to learn more:好学的：想要知道更多的：curious investigators; a trap door that made me curious.好学的研究者；会上下活动的门使我惊奇不已2. Unduly inquisitive; prying.过分好奇的；爱打听的3. Arousing interest because of novelty or strangeness:新奇的，古怪的：因新奇或奇怪而使人产生兴趣的：a curious fact.奇怪的事实4. Archaic 【古语】 5. Accomplished with skill or ingenuity.技艺熟练的，精巧的6. Extremely careful; scrupulous.非常仔细的；严谨的语源:1. Middle English 中古英语 2. from Old French curios 源自 古法语 curios 3. from Latin c&9{¿ri½sus} [careful, inquisitive] 源自 拉丁语 c&9{¿ri½sus} [仔细的，过分好奇的] 4. from c&9{¿ra} [care] * see cure 源自 c&9{¿ra} [细心] *参见 cure继承用法:cu“riously adv.（副词）cu“riousness n.（名词）参考词汇:1. curious,inquisitive,snoopy,nosy2. These adjectives apply to persons who show a marked desire for information or knowledge.这些形容词指对信息或知识表现出强烈欲望的人。3. Curious most often implies an avid desire to know or learn,though it can suggest an undue interest in the affairs of others: Curious 大多数通常指有强烈的求知欲望，但它也表示对他人事物的过度兴趣： A curious child is a teacher's delight.老师喜欢有求知欲的孩子。4. Inquisitive frequently suggests excessive curiosity and the asking of many questions: Inquisitive 常用于指过分的好奇并问许多问题： “Remember, no revolvers.The police are, I believe, proverbially inquisitive” (Lord Dunsany).Both&I{snoopy} and &I{nosy} imply an unworthy motive. “记住，不要用左轮手枪。我认为，众所周知警察对此多管闲事” （康西尼勋爵）。Snoopy 和 nosy 都用来指卑鄙的动机。 5. Snoopy suggests underhanded prying: Snoopy 指的是私下的打探： The snoopy neighbor watched our activities all day.喜欢窥探的邻居整天注视着我们的一举一动。6. Nosy implies impertinent curiosity likened to that of an animal using its nose to examine or probe: Nosy 指的是象动物用鼻子去检查或试探一样的不礼貌的好奇心： I watched him flip through the letters on my desk in his nosy way. See also Synonyms at &b{strange} 我看到他以好管闲事的方式轻翻着我桌子上的信件 参见同义词 strange |
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