curiosity
UK/.kjuәri'ɒsiti/US
TOEFL四级六级考研B1
释义
n.
A strong desire to learn or know something.
好奇心，求知欲。
n.
An unusual or interesting object or fact.
珍奇之物；奇事。
词根拆分
词根派生curious + -ity（状态）= 名词形式：好奇的状态。care→想知道的演变见 curious。
词根 cur 还连着 16 个词常用搭配
- 1.out of curiosity出于好奇
- 2.arouse curiosity引起好奇
- 3.idle curiosity无聊的好奇
- 4.satisfy one's curiosity满足好奇心
例句
- 1.
Her curiosity got the better of her, so she opened the box.
好奇心战胜了她，于是她打开了盒子。
- 2.
The old shop was full of curiosities from around the world.
那家老店里满是来自世界各地的珍奇之物。