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curiosity

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
curiosity /ˌkjɚriˈɑːsəti/ noun
plural curiosities
curiosity
/ˌkjɚriˈɑːsəti/
noun
plural curiosities
Learner's definition of CURIOSITY
[noncount] : the desire to learn or know more about something or someone好奇心;求知欲
◊ The expression curiosity killed the cat is used to warn people that too much curiosity can be dangerous.好奇害死猫;过于好奇会惹祸上身
[count] : something that is interesting because it is unusual奇品;珍品;新奇罕有的事物
TOEFL BNC: 5059 COCA: 4518

curiosity

noun

cu·​ri·​os·​i·​ty ˌkyu̇r-ē-ˈä-s(ə-)tē How to pronounce curiosity (audio)
ˌkyər-
plural curiosities
1
: desire to know:
a
: inquisitive interest in others' concerns : nosiness
The construction inside their house aroused the curiosity of their neighbors.
b
: interest leading to inquiry
intellectual curiosity
Her natural curiosity led her to ask more questions.
2
archaic : undue nicety or fastidiousness
3
a
: one that arouses interest especially for uncommon or exotic characteristics
Tobacco was once regarded as a curiosity in Europe.
b
: an unusual knickknack : curio
The antique shop was full of curiosities.
c
: a curious trait or aspect

Example Sentences

Her natural curiosity led her to ask more questions. The arrival of a construction crew at their house attracted the curiosity of their neighbors. The movie failed to satisfy her curiosity about the assassination. Tobacco was once a curiosity in Europe. The antique shop was full of curiosities.
Recent Examples on the Web In America a uniformed soldier among civilians is a curiosity, and a young man with a semiautomatic weapon is not a welcome sight. George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2022 Two of the most important qualities to have to manage risk are intellectual curiosity and problem solving. Richard Vanderford, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 This was no passing curiosity; Parks organized Kickstarter fund-raisers and recruited friends to help film her interviews. Lauren Leblanc, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022 In essence, The Meta Store is more of a B2B metaverse showroom than a store for consumers, though undoubtedly, early-adopting, curiosity-seekers will be drawn to it. Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 1 May 2022 Playing with my hair color has been a longtime curiosity of mine. Gabe Bergado, Allure, 11 Aug. 2022 Such was the curiosity about this venture that in addition to the Chicago Tribune and other Chicago outlets, representatives were in attendance from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, New York Post and others. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2022 For years, most of the funds stayed in those digital wallets, more or less untouched, even as Bitcoin went from being a nerdy curiosity to fueling a global mania that pushed its price up more than 100-fold. Declan Harty, Fortune, 7 July 2022 Vivvi is not only focused on flexibility, but on quality, fostering the joy of learning through play and themes inspired by children’s curiosity. Isabelle Hau, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see curious

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of curiosity was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 5059 COCA: 4518
curiosity

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + CURIOSITY | CURIOSITY + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgreat, intense極大的/強烈的好奇心insatiable無法滿足的好奇心She has an insatiable curiosity about life.她對生命有一種永不滿足的好奇心。mild有些好奇idle, mere, pure, sheer, simple好奇而已;僅僅是好奇'Why do you ask?' 'Mere curiosity.'“你為什麼發問?”“只是好奇而已。”genuine真正的好奇心open明顯流露的好奇心Kaylee stood staring with open curiosity.凱莉站定,明顯好奇地盯着看。natural天生的好奇心School should awaken a child's natural curiosity.學校應該喚醒孩子天生的好奇心morbid病態的好奇心intellectual, scientific求知慾;對科學的好奇心public公眾的好奇心VERB + CURIOSITYhave好奇arouse, awaken, pique, spark喚起好奇心;激起好奇心Their curiosity was aroused by his strange clothes.他怪異的衣着引起了他們的好奇。satisfy滿足好奇心CURIOSITY + VERBget the better of sb, overcome sb好奇心驅使/戰勝某人Harry's curiosity got the better of him and he unlocked the cupboard哈里在好奇心驅使下打開了櫥櫃的鎖。take over好奇心佔上風grow好奇心增強PREPOSITIONout of curiosity出於好奇We went to the show out of curiosity more than anything else.我們去看那場演出多半是出於好奇。with curiosity帶着好奇心The children watched us with mild curiosity.孩子們有些好奇地看着我們。curiosity about對⋯的好奇I needed to satisfy my curiosity about what it was like to make records.我需要滿足我的好奇心,知道製作唱片是怎麼回事。PHRASESa sense of curiosity好奇

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