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inquisitive

adjective
🔊/ɪnˈkwɪzətɪv/
🔊/ɪnˈkwɪzətɪv/
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  1. (disapproving) asking too many questions and trying to find out about what other people are doing, etc.过分打听他人私事的 synonym curious
    • Don't be so inquisitive. It's none of your business!别这么追根问底的。这与你无关！🔊🔊
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    • We try not to be too inquisitive about what he's doing.我们尽量不去打听他正在做的事情。
    • His inquisitive nature finally got the better of him.他的好奇心终于使他变得更好。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • highly
    • very
    • overly
    • …
    preposition
    • about
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  2. very interested in learning about many different things好学的；好奇的；兴趣广泛的 synonym enquiring
    • a highly inquisitive mind勤学好问的人
    • The young man possessed a sharp and inquisitive mind.这个年轻人头脑敏锐、勤学好问。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • highly
    • very
    • overly
    • …
    preposition
    • about
    See full entry
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French inquisitif, -ive, from late Latin inquisitivus, from the verb inquirere (based on quaerere ‘seek’).