英汉词典

curious 基本解释

• adj. 好奇的，有求知欲的；古怪的；爱挑剔的

curious 词态变化

curious 中文词源

来自cure, 关心，关切。

curious 英文词源

curious

curious: see cure

curious (adj.)

mid-14c., "eager to know" (often in a bad sense), from Old French curios "solicitous, anxious, inquisitive; odd, strange" (Modern French curieux) and directly from Latin curiosus "careful, diligent; inquiring eagerly, meddlesome," akin to cura "care" (see cure (n.)). The objective sense of "exciting curiosity" is 1715 in English. In booksellers' catalogues, the word means "erotic, pornographic." Curiouser and curiouser is from "Alice in Wonderland" (1865).

curious 英文释义

1. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected;

"a curious hybrid accent"

"her speech has a funny twang"

"they have some funny ideas about war"

"had an odd name"

"the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"

"something definitely queer about this town"

"what a rum fellow"

"singular behavior"

2. eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns);

"a curious child is a teacher's delight"

"a trap door that made me curious"

"curious investigators"

"traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers"

"curious about the neighbor's doings"

3. having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more;

"a trap door that made me curious"

curious 同义词解析

queer, odd, funny, crazy, curious, peculiar, strange, eccentric, quaint, singular

这些形容词均含有"奇怪的，奇异的，新奇的"之意。

queer： 指一种无法解释的怪诞，强调事物的奇特和不可思议。

odd： 通常指不规律、偶尔出现的人或事物，往往令人困惑或奇怪。

funny： 较通俗用词，指奇怪得滑稽可笑或反常。

crazy： 多指与众不同的行为、外表或人与物本身，含荒唐可笑或神经不正常的意味。

curious： 通常指非常特别或能引起注意、研究或探索的奇特。

peculiar： 侧重令人奇怪的或独一无二的特性，也指性格特征方面显著的与众不同之处。

strange： 普通常用词，含义广泛，指陌生新奇、奇怪、奇怪或不自然的人或物。

eccentric： 指偏离常规的怪异或怪癖。

quaint： 指古色古香，会人感到既奇怪又有趣。

singular： 通常指异常或奇特，暗含不同于一般。

curious 双语例句

1. The interior was shielded from the curious gaze of passersby.

屋子内部被挡住了，以防路人好奇地张望。

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2. By a curious twist of fate, cricket was also my favourite sport.

让人感到惊奇的是，板球碰巧也是我最喜欢的运动。

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3. Steve was intensely curious about the world I came from.

史蒂夫非常想了解我以前生活的那个世界。

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4. "I'm not meddling," Kenworthy said mildly, "I'm just curious."

“我不是在多管闲事，”肯沃西温和地说，“我只是好奇罢了。”

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5. "Has there been an accident?" Gary asked, idly curious.

“出什么事故了吗？”加里问道，漫不经心又好奇。

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curious 实用场景例句

‘Are you really an artist? ’ Sara asked curiously.

“你真是画家吗？”萨拉好奇地问道。

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His clothes were curiously old-fashioned.

他的衣服式样陈旧古怪。

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Curiously enough, a year later exactly the same thing happened again.

说来也怪，一模一样的事情在一年以后又发生了。

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It was curious that she didn't tell anyone.

她没有告诉任何人，这很反常。

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It was a curious feeling, as though we were floating on air.

那是一种奇特的感觉，我们仿佛在空中漂浮。

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There was a curious mixture of people in the audience.

观众中有各色人等，显得很怪。

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He is such a curious boy, always asking questions.

他这个孩子求知欲很强，总是爱提问。

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Everyone was curious as to why Mark was leaving.

马克为什么要离去，大家都感到好奇。

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I was curious to find out what she had said.

我真想弄清楚她说了些什么。

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They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs.

他们对住在楼上的人感到很好奇。

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The pageant promises to be a curious mixture of the ancient and modern...

游行盛典将会是古老与现代的奇特融合。

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There is a curious thing about her writings in this period...

她在这期间的著作与以往有所不同。

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Children are naturally curious.

孩子天生好奇。

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Steve was intensely curious about the world I came from...

史蒂夫非常想了解我以前生活的那个世界。

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A curious spectacle was witnessed.

目击了这一奇异的景象.

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I'm curious to know what he said.

我很想知道他说了些什么.

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He has a curious habit of scratching his ear while he speaks.

他有一种奇怪的习惯,一讲话就搔耳朵.

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He remains curious about why she neglects him.

他感到疑惑,为什么她把他给忽略了.

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His eyes fell on a curious object.

他的目光落在一个奇怪的物体上.

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He collected a quantity of curious information.

他搜集了大量稀奇古怪的消息.

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There was a curious silence.

有一种不寻常的沉寂.

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We felt curious ( as to ) how she received the shocking news.

我们很想知道她听到这坏消息时的反应.

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Don't be too curious about things you are not supposed to know.

对于你不应该知道的事情别去好奇地打听.

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Her secretive manner had made me curious.

她神秘的举止使我感到好奇.

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Curious sightseers rolled up in their hundreds.

数以百计的好奇的观光客都涌到那儿.

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I was intensely curious to know more about him.

我迫不及待地想更多地了解他的情况.

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What a curious mistake!

多奇怪的错误!

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