1. 好奇心;求知欲
Curiosity is a desire to know about something.
e.g. Ryle accepted more out of curiosity than anything else...
赖尔更多的是出于好奇才同意的。
e.g. ...an enthusiasm and genuine curiosity about the past...
对过去的巨大兴趣与真正的好奇
2. 罕见而有趣之物;奇物;珍品
A curiosity is something that is unusual, interesting, and fairly rare.
e.g. There is much to see in the way of castles, curiosities, and museums...
可以看到很多城堡、奇珍异品和博物馆。
e.g. Reed International is a curiosity in the international world of publishing.
里德国际公司是国际出版界的一朵奇葩。
3. curiosity killed the cat -> see cat