音标:[.kjuәri'ɒsiti] ; 柯林斯词典等级:2 级;
n. 好奇心, 新奇的事物, 珍品
n. a state in which you want to learn more about something
词型变化:名词复数形式 : curiosities
考试类型:[四级/六级/考研/托福]
词性分布:
名词100%

curiosity的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The child showed a healthy curiosity.那孩子有好奇心,这是好现象。
  2. Her curiosity was piqued.她产生了好奇心。
  3. I had to explain the reasons to satisfy his curiosity.我只好解释原因来满足他的好奇心。
  4. The rumors excite her curiosity.谣言引起了她的好奇心。
  5. Just to satisfy my curiosity, how much did you pay for your car?我只是出于好奇,请问你买这辆车花了多少钱?
  6. Curiosity is part of the children's nature.好奇是儿童的天性。
  7. The old wooden skis are a curiosity.那副木制旧滑雪板是珍奇之物。
  8. She is so eccentric that she is regarded as a bit of a curiosity.她非常古怪,算是个奇人。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
用作主语
  1. My curiosity was fully aroused.我的好奇心被充分激发了起来。
  2. Her curiosity was purely scientific.她的好奇心纯粹出于科学原因。
  3. Their curiosity was aroused by his strange behaviour.他的奇怪行为引起了他们的好奇。
  4. Your curiosity must be well satisfied if you have no more questions to ask.如果你不再有问题要问,那你的好奇心一定得到了充分的满足。
  5. Eventually, his curiosity got the better of him and he had to take a look in the box.最后,他的好奇心占了上风,他不由自主地打开盒子看了一眼。
  6. Harry's curiosity got the better of him and he unlocked the cupboard.哈里在好奇心的驱使下打开了橱柜的锁。
用作表语
  1. As the only girl who played football for the school team, she was quite a curiosity.她是校队里踢足球的唯一女孩儿,是个奇特而有趣的人物。
  2. This old map is quite a curiosity.这张旧地图的确是件珍品。
  3. That old chair is quite a curiosity.那把旧椅子是件古董。
  4. These are historical curiosities.这是一些历史珍品。
  5. A cart pulled by oxen is now a curiosity.用牛拉的车现在已成了稀罕物。
用作动词宾语
  1. As a child, he had great curiosity.作为孩子,他有很强的好奇心。
  2. School should awaken a child's natural curiosity.学校应该唤醒孩子们天生的好奇心。
  3. The child showed a healthy curiosity.这个孩子表现出一种与生俱来的好奇心。
  4. I couldn't restrain my curiosity.我抑制不住好奇心。
  5. An experienced public speaker usually begins by arousing the audience's curiosity.经验丰富的演讲者大都在一开场就极力唤起听众的好奇心。
  6. He brought home many curiosities from his travels.他旅行归来带回许多稀奇古怪的东西。
  7. Michael Jakson collected a lot of curiosities.麦克尔·杰克逊收集了很多稀奇古怪的东西。
用作介词宾语
  1. That was prompted by curiosity.那是由于好奇引起的。
  2. He was prompted by curiosity to ask questions.他出于好奇心问了很多问题。
  3. Driven by sudden curiosity, I went to Laura's dressing table.我一时好奇,走到劳拉的梳妆台前。
  4. They were drawn to the church not by piety but by curiosity.他们去教堂不是出于虔诚而是出于好奇。
  5. Looking up,I saw her eyes fixed on me in curiosity.我抬起头看见她的眼睛好奇地望着我。
  6. He is a man of no small curiosity.他是一个有强烈好奇心的人。
  7. We're all dying of curiosity—come on, tell us what happened!我们都快好奇死了,快点告诉我们发生了什么事!
  8. The old man is so eccentric that she is regarded as a bit of a curiosity.这位老人非常古怪,算是个奇人。
  9. I asked merely out of curiosity.我问这只是由于好奇。
  10. He asked the question out of curiosity.他出于好奇提出了这个问题。
  11. He gave in to curiosity and opened the letter addressed to his sister.他抑制不住好奇心,拆开了他妹妹的信。
  12. We went to the show out of curiosity more than anything else.主要是出于好奇心,我们去看了那场演出。
  13. He is being eaten up with curiosity.他好奇心切。
  14. He looked on me with curiosity.他好奇地凝视着我。
  15. The children watched us with mild curiosity.孩子们略带好奇地看着我们。
~+ prep -phrase
  1. She has an insatiable curiosity about life.她对生命有一种永不满足的好奇心。
  2. I'm full of curiosity about our new house.我对我们的新家充满好奇。
  3. She showed great curiosity about other people's affairs.她特别喜欢打听别人的事。
  4. There are some who show great curiosity about other people's affairs.有些人就是喜欢打听别人的事。
  5. I needed to satisfy my curiosity about what it was like to make records.为了满足好奇心,我想知道创纪录是怎么回事儿。
~+to- v
  1. She is dying of curiosity to know what happened.她急于知道发生了什么事。
  2. The boy was dying of a curiosity to know what in the box.那男孩极渴望知道那箱子里到底装了什么东西。
  3. The children are dying of curiosity to see what's in the parcel.孩子们出于好奇,迫不及待地想看看包裹中是什么东西。
  4. They were lured by a curiosity to see the historic spot.他们被好奇心驱使去看古迹。
  5. It is merely natural curiosity to want to see the picture.想看这幅画只不过是出于自然的好奇心。
其他
  1. “Why do you ask?”“Mere curiosity.”“你为什么问?”“只是好奇而已。”
  2. I don't know why I asked—just idle curiosity.我不知道我为什么问这问题——只是出于无意义的好奇心吧。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
~+动词
  • curiosity get the better of sb好奇心驱使某人
  • curiosity overcome sb好奇心驱使某人
动词+~
  • have a curiosity好奇
  • arouse sb's curiosity唤起某人的好奇心
  • awaken sb's curiosity唤起某人的好奇心
  • display curiosity表现出好奇心
  • excite sb's curiosity激起某人的好奇心
  • feed sb's curiosity满足某人的好奇心
  • gratify sb's curiosity满足某人的好奇心
  • manifest curiosity表现出好奇心
  • provoke sb's curiosity引起某人的好奇心
  • restrain sb's curiosity抑制某人的好奇心
  • satisfy sb's curiosity满足某人的好奇心
  • show sb's curiosity表现出好奇心
  • stimulate sb's curiosity激起某人的好奇心
  • whet sb's curiosity引起某人的好奇心
形容词+~
  • ardent curiosity强烈的好奇心
  • childish curiosity孩子气的好奇心
  • great curiosity很大的好奇心
  • historical curiosities历史珍品
  • hungry curiosity如饥似渴的好奇心
  • idle curiosity无聊的好奇心
  • insatiable curiosity无法满足的好奇心
  • intellectual curiosity求知欲
  • intense curiosity强烈的好奇心
  • literary curiosities文学珍品
  • medical curiosity医学上罕见的病例
  • mere curiosity纯粹出于好奇心
  • mild curiosity有些好奇心
  • morbid curiosity病态的好奇心
  • natural curiosity天生的好奇心
  • open curiosity公然过问与己无关的事
  • simple curiosity纯粹出于好奇心
  • unquenchable curiosity无法满足的好奇心
~+名词
  • curiosity shop古董店
介词+~
  • a sense of curiosity好奇心
  • from curiosity出于好奇心
  • out of curiosity出于好奇心
  • through curiosity出于好奇心
  • with curiosity带着好奇心;好奇地
~+介词
  • curiosity about对…的好奇

经典引文

  • I spied upon her..from curiosity to know what she might be doing or thinking.

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