inquisitive
英 [?n'kw?z?t?v]
美[?n'kw?z?t?v]
- adj. 好奇的；好問的，愛打聽的
TEM8GRE低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?inquisitively;名詞:?inquisitiveness;
中文詞源
inquisitive 過分打聽的，好學(xué)的
來自inquire,查詢，詢問，-s,過去分詞后綴。引申詞義問得過多的，好打聽的，同時，也可作為褒義詞指好學(xué)的。
英文詞源
- inquisitive (adj.)
- late 14c., from Old French inquisitif, from Late Latin inquisitivus "making inquiry," from Latin inquisit-, past participle stem of inquirere (see inquire).
An housbonde shal nat been Inquisityf of goddes pryuetee nor of his wyf. [Chaucer, "Miller's Prologue"]
Related: Inquisitively; inquisitiveness.
雙語例句
- 1. Bears are very inquisitive and must be kept mentally stimulated.
- 熊非常好奇，必須不斷地給予其智力上的刺激。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Barrow had an inquisitive nature.
- 巴羅天生就愛打聽別人隱私。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Don't be so inquisitive. It's none of your business!
- 別這么追根問底的。這與你無關(guān)！
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. Children are usually inquisitive.
- 小孩通常很好問.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. She was a bit inquisitive, as girls are.
- 她像所有女孩一樣,有點好奇.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》