curiosity
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Curiosity is a desire to know about something. 好奇心
Ryle accepted more out of curiosity than anything else. 賴爾接受更多是出於好奇心而不是別的原因。
...enthusiasm and genuine curiosity about the past. …對過去的熱情和真正的好奇。
2. N-COUNT A curiosity is something that is unusual, interesting, and fairly rare. 奇珍異寶
There is much to see in the way of castles, curiosities, and museums. 那裡有許多可看的城堡、奇珍異寶和博物館。
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curiosity /ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ/ (curiosities)
剑桥词典
curiosity noun (INTEREST)
[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]an eager wish to know or learn about something
好奇心；求知欲
to arouse /excite /satisfy someone's curiosity 引起／激發／滿足某人的好奇心
I'm burning with curiosity - you must tell me who won ! 我心急火燎地想知道——你一定要告訴我是誰贏了！
She decided to call her ex-boyfriend out of curiosity. 她出於好奇決定給以前的男友打電話。
"Why do you ask ?" "Oh, just idle curiosity (= for no particular reason )." “你爲什幺要問？”“哦，不過是好奇而已。”
curiosity noun (STRANGE OBJECT)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]something that is interesting because it is rare and unusual
奇品，珍品；新奇罕有的事物
Cars like mine are curiosities nowadays . 像我擁有的這種車如今實屬罕見了。
I kept this old pot for its curiosity value (= the interest it has because it is unusual ). 我畱著這個舊罐子，因爲它很特別。