| 单词 | inquisitive |
| 释义 | inquisitive (once / 1153 pages) adj If you are inquisitive that means you love to inquire; you’re always asking questions. Don’t become a private detective if you don’t have an inquisitive personality. The old word for question is query, which you can hear in inquire, which means to ask questions. That toddler always asking “why?” is going through an inquisitive stage of development. If someone throws relentlessly hard questions at us, we might call it an inquisition. If your daughter brings her boyfriend home to dinner, be gently inquisitive, but try not to turn it into an inquisition. You'll just make him nervous. WORD FAMILYinquisitive: inquisitively, inquisitiveness, uninquisitive+/inquire: inquired, inquirer, inquires, inquiring, inquiry, inquisitive/inquirer: inquirers/inquiring: inquiringly, inquirings, uninquiring/inquiry: inquiries/uninquiring: uninquiringly/uninquisitive: uninquisitively USAGE EXAMPLESAli, a tall, inquisitive man, was well aware of the threat. The Guardian(Dec 27, 2016) They carried with them little more than their winter coats and an illustrated manuscript about an inquisitive monkey named Fifi. The New Yorker(Dec 23, 2016) "These are not thinly politically disguised male characters, they are female: caring and compassionate, independent, smart and inquisitive," says Prof Napier. BBC(Dec 02, 2016) 1adj inquiring or appearing to inquire the police are proverbially inquisitive Syn inquiring given to inquiry 2adj showing curiosity if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive Syn questioning, speculative, wondering curious eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns) |
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