中英词典:curious
形容词
1. 好奇的;感到好奇的
英:curious
例句:
- I'm curious to know what happened.(我很想知道发生了什么。)
- She has a curious mind and loves to explore new things.(她有一颗好奇的心,喜欢探索新事物。)
2. 古怪的;奇特的
英:strange, odd
例句:
- He has a curious way of speaking.(他说话的方式很奇怪。)
- That's a curious choice of clothing.(那是一种奇特的服装选择。)
名词
1. 好奇心
英:curiosity
例句:
- His curiosity got the better of him.(他的好奇心战胜了他。)
- Curiosity is the driving force behind scientific discoveries.(好奇心是科学发现的推动力。)
词语辨析
curious vs interested
英:curious vs interested
“curious”强调的是主动的好奇心,想要探索和了解;而“interested”强调的是对某事感兴趣。
例句:
- I'm curious about the history of this town.(对这个城镇的历史我很好奇。)
- She's interested in learning about different cultures.(她对学习不同的文化很感兴趣。)
词汇扩充
1. 副词
英:curiously
例句:
- He looked at me curiously.(他好奇地看着我。)
- She curiously opened the package.(她好奇地打开了包裹。)
2. 名词
英:curiosity
例句:
- His collection of odd objects is a curiosity.(他的古怪物品收藏是一种珍奇之物。)
- The museum is full of curiosities from around the world.(博物馆里陈列着来自世界各地的珍奇之物。)
近义词
英:inquisitive, nosy, prying
近义词解释:
- inquisitive:对事物充满好奇心的,有探究欲的。
- nosy:过分爱管闲事的,爱打听的。
- prying:爱打听别人私事的,爱刺探的。
反义词
英:uninterested, indifferent
反义词解释:
- uninterested:不感兴趣的,不关心的。
- indifferent:漠不关心的,无兴趣的。
柯林斯词典
英:Collins Dictionary
柯林斯词典解释:
1. If you are curious about something, you are interested in it and want to know more about it.(如果你对某事好奇,那就是你对它感兴趣,并想了解更多。)
2. If you describe something as curious, you think it is strange or unusual.(如果你把某事物描述为“curious”,那么你认为它是奇怪或不寻常的。)
来源:https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/curious
牛津词典
英:Oxford Dictionary
牛津词典解释:
1. Eager to know or learn something.(渴望了解或学习某事。)
2. Strange; unusual.(奇怪的;不寻常的。)
来源:https://www.lexico.com/definition/curious
用法
英:Usage
1. “curious”通常用作形容词来描述对某事感到好奇或对某事物感到奇怪。
2. “curious”也可以用作名词,表示好奇心。
中英例句对照
- He's always been curious about how things work.(他一直对事物的运作方式很好奇。)
- She has a curious mind and loves to explore new things.(她有一颗好奇的心,喜欢探索新事物。)
- I'm curious to know what happened.(我很想知道发生了什么。)
- That's a curious choice of clothing.(那是一种奇特的服装选择。)
- He has a curious way of speaking.(他说话的方式很奇怪。)
- Curiosity is the driving force behind scientific discoveries.(好奇心是科学发现的推动力。)
- He looked at me curiously.(他好奇地看着我。)
- She curiously opened the package.(她好奇地打开了包裹。)
- His collection of odd objects is a curiosity.(他的古怪物品收藏是一种珍奇之物。)
- The museum is full of curiosities from around the world.(博物馆里陈列着来自世界各地的珍奇之物。)
- She's interested in learning about different cultures.(她对学习不同的文化很感兴趣。)
- You seem quite curious about my personal life.(你似乎对我的个人生活很好奇。)
- I'm not interested in politics; it doesn't concern me.(我对政治不感兴趣;它与我无关。)
- Don't be so nosy! It's none of your business.(别那么爱管闲事!这不关你的事。)
- She's always prying into other people's lives.(她总是刺探别人的私事。)
- The child's inquisitive nature led her to ask endless questions.(孩子的好奇天性使她提了无数问题。)
- He's completely uninterested in sports; he prefers reading.(他对体育完全不感兴趣;他更喜欢阅读。)
- I'm indifferent to whether we go out or stay home tonight.(我对我们今晚出去还是呆在家里都无所谓。)