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).
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curious(adj.好奇的)-curiosity(n.好奇心)
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*[,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
Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found another job.