curiosity
gb/kjˌʊɹiˈɑsəti/ us/kjˌʊɹiˈɑsəti/
B1
อังกฤษ
~ 2000
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
B1
state
1
desire to know or learn
The feeling of wanting to know more about something.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone]'s curiosity about [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'curiosity' with 'curiousness'. While both are correct, 'curiosity' is far more common in everyday English.
คำพ้องความหมาย
inquisitiveness (Slightly more formal and suggests an active tendency to ask questions.)
คำตรงข้าม
indifference (Lack of interest or concern about something.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
natural curiosity
|spark curiosity
|arouse curiosity
|satisfy curiosity
|out of curiosity
หัวข้อ
emotions
|learning
|psychology
|education
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Her curiosity about other cultures led her to travel the world.
- The strange noise in the attic sparked his curiosity.
- Out of curiosity, she opened the old box.
- Children's natural curiosity helps them learn quickly.
- His curiosity about science inspired him to become a researcher.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I have a curiosity about animals.
- His curiosity made him open the door.
- She asked the question out of curiosity.
- Curiosity can help you learn new things.
คำนาม
B2
entity
2
unusual or interesting thing
Something strange or rare that makes people interested.
รูปแบบการใช้:
a curiosity from [place/time]
คำพ้องความหมาย
novelty (Focuses more on newness rather than rarity or peculiarity.)
คำตรงข้าม
commonplace (Something ordinary and not unusual.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
historical curiosity
|odd curiosity
|tourist curiosity
หัวข้อ
culture
|travel
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The museum displayed curiosities from ancient Egypt.
- This old coin is a real curiosity.
- He collected curiosities from his travels abroad.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- This shell is a curiosity from the beach.
- We saw many curiosities in the market.
- That old photo is a curiosity.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
curiosity
IPA
GB/kjˌʊɹiˈɑsəti/
US/kjˌʊɹiˈɑsəti/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
curi - os - ity (3 พยางค์)
Stress on 3rd syllable (ity)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: curiosity
- Plural: curiosities, curiosity
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
out of curiosity
1/ˈaʊt əv kjˌʊɹiˈɑsəti/
fixed phrase
because you want to know
Used when you do something only because you want to know the answer or result.
ตัวอย่าง
- I only asked out of curiosity.
- Out of curiosity, what time does the train leave?
curiosity killed the cat
1/kjˌʊɹiˈɑsəti kˈɪld ðə kˈæt/
idiom
informal
warning against being too curious
Used to warn someone that asking too many questions or being too interested could cause problems.
ตัวอย่าง
- Don't ask too many questions—curiosity killed the cat.
- Be careful asking about his past—curiosity killed the cat.
- He kept digging into their private affairs, but curiosity killed the cat.
- I know you want to look, but remember, curiosity killed the cat.