curiosity學測 L4KK [ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti] ｜ /ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti/
好奇心;求知慾·稀奇罕見之物;珍品
常與 curious 混淆的學測必考詞
The boy's curiosity pulled him toward the locked door, even though he knew he shouldn't open it.
男孩的好奇心把他拉向那扇上鎖的門,儘管他知道自己不該打開。
一個畫面：探頭張望
眼睛發亮看到新奇事物,眼睛為之一亮
伸長脖子想看清楚,不自覺探出頭
忍不住問問題一個接一個,停不下來
義項
眼睛發亮B2noun好奇心;求知慾
Sarah's curiosity made her read every book in the library.
莎拉的好奇心讓她把圖書館裡的每本書都讀完了。
natural curiosityarouse curiosity
貨架尋奇B2noun稀奇罕見之物;珍品
The old shop was full of curiosities, like maps and coins.
這間老店裡擺滿了稀奇的東西,像是地圖和硬幣。
a curiosity shop
片語
curiosity killed the cat好奇喪命 →好奇心太重反而招來麻煩
out of curiosity純粹想知道 →只是好奇,想知道原因
你會不會這樣說？
Her ___ about space made her read every book in the library. (curiosity / curious)
看答案
curiosity
空格需名詞,curiosity 名詞、curious 形容詞。
'Curiosity killed the cat.' 這句話主要提醒人什麼?(A) 貓很怕水 (B) 好奇心太重可能招來麻煩 (C) 貓天生好奇
看答案
(B)
此諺語提醒過度打探他人事容易惹禍上身。
字族
curious 好奇的・curiously 好奇地;奇怪地