| 单词 | curious |
| 释义 | curious —curiously, adv. —curiousness, n. /kyoor"ee euhs/, adj. 1. eager to learn or know; inquisitive. 2. prying; meddlesome. 3. arousing or exciting speculation, interest, or attention through being inexplicable or highly unusual; odd; strange: a curious sort of person; a curious scene. 4. Archaic. a. made or prepared skillfully. b. done with painstaking accuracy or attention to detail: a curious inquiry. c. careful; fastidious. d. marked by intricacy or subtlety. [1275-1325; ME < L curiosus careful, inquisitive, equiv. to curi- (comb. form of cura care) + -osus -OUS. See CURE] Syn. 1. inquiring, interested. 2. spying, peeping. CURIOUS, INQUISITIVE, MEDDLESOME, PRYING refer to taking an undue (and petty) interest in others' affairs. CURIOUS implies a desire to know what is not properly one's concern: curious about a neighbor's habits. INQUISITIVE implies asking impertinent questions in an effort to satisfy curiosity: inquisitive about a neighbor's habits. MEDDLESOME implies thrusting oneself into and taking an active part in other people's affairs entirely unasked and unwelcomed: a meddlesome cousin who tries to run the affairs of a family. PRYING implies a meddlesome and persistent inquiring into others' affairs: a prying reporter inquiring into the secrets of a business firm. 3. singular, novel, rare. Ant. 1, 2. indifferent. |
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