词汇 | inquisitive |
释义 | inquisitive adjective uk /ɪnˈkwɪz.ə.tɪv/ us /ɪnˈkwɪz.ə.t̬ɪv/ wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people: 好问的;爱钻研的;好打听的 an inquisitive child好奇爱问的小孩 an inquisitive mind爱钻研的人 She could see inquisitive faces looking out from the windows next door.她可以看到一张张好奇的面孔从隔壁房子的窗户里向外观望。 interested in learning about people or things curiousThe best students are the ones who are curious about everything. inquisitiveShe's such an inquisitive little girl! inquiringThe organization tries to encourage inquiring and analytical young people to go into the sciences. nosy"Did her spouse leave her?" "Well, aren't you rather nosy!" prurientThat reporter has a reputation for being prurient and asking questions that are too invasive. Curiosity curiosity curiosity killed the catidiom curious curious about something curiously inquiringly inquisitively inquisitiveness inquisitorial meddlesome nosy parker out of curiosity peeper prurience pruriency quizzically satisfy someone's curiosity stick your nose into somethingidiom stick your snoot in/into (something)idiom thirsty Related wordsinquisitively inquisitiveness inquisitive | American Dictionaryinquisitive adjective us/ɪnˈkwɪz·ə·t̬ɪv/ (of a person or a person’s behavior) eager to know a lot about people or things: an inquisitive mind Our neighbors are too inquisitive. Examples of inquisitiveinquisitive The extensive list of references and bibliography given by both authors provide enough material for any inquisitive reader to pursue this field of research. Their children might tear it open, or another tenant become inquisitive. So the world was made available for man's inquisitive eye and for his will to master his surroundings. As for the extent of the information given, this depends on how inquisitive the patient is. The truly inquisitive and dedicated student will then have the proper tools to further investigate an area of special interest. This inquisitive and inventive state of mind was very fertile. However, his inquisitive mind led him to denounce the limits of slowing and reversing the film. All this was a step in the right direction qua later developments : circumspect, undogmatic and inquisitive. Even when a program appears to be efficient, an inquisitive programmer will run a program and study the profiling results. A new ear has developed, more inquisitive, but also more demanding. This background, plus an inquisitive nature and brilliant intellect, helps to explain the origins, breadth, and depth of his comments and questions. It will also interest the inquisitive reader of general science books - an engineer seeking a rest from designing new sewage pumps perhaps, or a software writer bored with computer games. Inquisitive and eager eyes peered from every inch of space. They put their trust in hiring inquisitive, helpful, energetic people, encouraging learning and development, and creating varied and flexible environments where people can align personal and corporate needs. The level of geological presentation is meant to appeal to the holidaymaker inquisitive enough to look back at the cliffs as well as out to the sun, sea and sand. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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