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单词 curiosities
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curiosities in British English

plural noun
curiosity
 

curiosity in British English

(ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -ties
1. 
an eager desire to know; inquisitiveness
2. 
a. 
the quality of being curious; strangeness
b. 
(as modifier)
the ring had curiosity value only
3. 
something strange or fascinating
4. 
a rare or strange object; curio
5.  obsolete
fastidiousness

Examples of 'curiosities' in a sentence
curiosities

He felt sympathies and curiosities floundering against one another in his thoughts like panicking passengers on a sinking ship.
Thomas, Craig THE LAST RAVEN (2002)
Curiosities abound, as does nostalgia - if you're old enough.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Historical curiosities it would seem, not contemporary clinical realities.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
There are, of course, curiosities and omissions.
Globe and Mail (2003)
And it was back with all its curiosities and cruelties.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They can be seen as female equivalents to cabinets of curiosities.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is a feast of intimate, intricately decorated cabinets of curiosities.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I've also gathered curiosities including schefflera, azara, pseudopanax and oreopanax.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Expect to see many curiosities from the 17th century, such as ostrich-feather headdresses.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He also has a good eye for the curiosities.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
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