mid-14c., "eager to know" (often in a bad sense), from Old French curios "solicitous, anxious, inquisitive; odd, strange" (Modern French curieux) and directly from Latin curiosus "careful, diligent; inquiring eagerly, meddlesome," akin to cura "care" (see cure (n.)). The objective sense of "exciting curiosity" is 1715 in English. In booksellers' catalogues, the word means "erotic, pornographic." Curiouser and curiouser is from "Alice in Wonderland" (1865).
雙語例句
1. The interior was shielded from the curious gaze of passersby.
屋子內部被擋住了，以防路人好奇地張望。
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2. By a curious twist of fate, cricket was also my favourite sport.
讓人感到驚奇的是，板球碰巧也是我最喜歡的運動。
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3. Steve was intensely curious about the world I came from.
史蒂夫非常想了解我以前生活的那個世界。
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4. "I'm not meddling," Kenworthy said mildly, "I'm just curious."
“我不是在多管閑事，”肯沃西溫和地說，“我只是好奇罷了。”
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5. "Has there been an accident?" Gary asked, idly curious.