curiosity

C1 CET-4 Oxf 5000 大学 FREQ #5686 ★★☆☆☆

n. 好奇心, 新奇的事物, 珍品

发音

UK /ˌkjʊə.ɹiˈɒs.ə.ti/
UK /ˌkjɔːɹiˈɒs.ə.ti/
UK /-ɪ.ti/
US /ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/
US /ˌkjɝ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/
US /-ɪ.ti/
/ˌkjʊəˈɹɒsəti/
/ˌkjɔːˈɹɒsəti/
/ˌkjɝˈɒsəti/

词形变化

curiosities 复数 curiosities

别名

curiositie curiositye curiousity

教材释义与例句

名词

好奇，好奇心；珍品，古董，古玩

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.

    好奇

    好奇心

    不可数 可数
  2. 2.

    A unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest.

    有意思的东西

    可数 不可数

    He put the strangely shaped rock in his curiosity cabinet.

  3. 3.

    Careful, delicate construction; fine workmanship, delicacy of building.

    可数 废旧 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

wonder rarity oddity peculiarity curio oddment

上位词 2

object state of mind

下位词 10

interest involvement whatnot collectible knickknack showpiece bric-a-brac collectable collector's item curiousness

相关短语

curiosity killed the cat 好奇害死猫 public curiosity

词源

From Middle English curiosite, variant of curiouste, from Anglo-Norman curiouseté, from Latin cūriōsitātem, accusative of cūriōsitās. By surface analysis, curious + -ity. Displaced native Old English firwitt.

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