curious學測 L2KK [ˈkjʊriəs] ｜ /ˈkjʊriəs/
好奇的；渴望求知的·奇怪的；不尋常的
翰林、龍騰課本必修字，好奇與怪異一字雙義
The cat looked curious as it stared at the curious box that kept moving on its own.
貓好奇地盯著那個不斷自己移動的怪盒子。
一個畫面：歪頭瞇眼細看
身體前傾想看清楚，忍不住靠近
眼睛睜大急著想知道更多
多看一眼覺得奇怪，忍不住多瞧
義項
好奇探索B2adjective好奇的；渴望求知的
Emily was so curious about the trick that she practiced it for hours.
艾蜜莉對這個把戲太好奇了，練習了好幾個小時。
a curious mindcurious about
怪異氣味B1adjective奇怪的；不尋常的
There was a curious smell coming from the basement that nobody could explain.
地下室傳來一股怪味，沒有人能解釋。
a curious smella curious feeling
片語
curious about打探究竟 →對某件事感到好奇
curious to know迫不及待想問 →很想知道答案
你會不會這樣說？
'There was a curious smell coming from the basement that nobody could explain.' 這裡的 curious 最接近哪個意思？(A) 好奇的 (B) 奇怪的
看答案
(B)
此句形容氣味本身不尋常，對應「奇怪的」義項，而非人的好奇心。
Her ___ about space led her to become a scientist. (curiosity / curious)
看答案
curiosity
curious 是形容詞，此處空格需要名詞主詞補語，故填 curiosity。
字族
curiosity 好奇心・curiously 好奇地；說也奇怪地