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cu·ri·ous AHD[ky‹rʹē-əs] D.J.[ˈkjʊəriːəs]K.K.[ˈkjʊriəs]adj.(形容词)- 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
- Unduly inquisitive; prying.过分好奇的;爱打听的
- 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
- Archaic 【古语】
- Accomplished with skill or ingenuity.技艺熟练的,精巧的
- Extremely careful; scrupulous.非常仔细的;严谨的
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French curios 源自 古法语 curios
- from Latin cūriōsus [careful, inquisitive] 源自 拉丁语 cūriōsus [仔细的,过分好奇的]
- from cūra [care] * see cure 源自 cūra [细心] * 参见 cure
cuʹriously adv.(副词)cuʹriousness n.(名词)curious, inquisitive, snoopy, nosy- 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。
- 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。
- 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).Bothsnoopy and 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。
- 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。
- 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 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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