inquisitive
adjective /ɪnˈkwɪzətɪv/
/ɪnˈkwɪzətɪv/
- (disapproving) asking too many questions and trying to find out about what other people are doing, etc.
synonym curious过分打听他人私事的 - Don't be so inquisitive. It's none of your business!
别这么追根问底的。这与你无关!
- 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.
他好奇的天性最终战胜了他。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- seem
- …
- highly
- very
- overly
- …
- about
- Don't be so inquisitive. It's none of your business!
- very interested in learning about many different things
synonym enquiring好学的;好奇的;兴趣广泛的 - 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。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- seem
- …
- highly
- very
- overly
- …
- about
- a highly inquisitive mind
词源late Middle English: from Old French inquisitif, -ive, from late Latin inquisitivus, from the verb inquirere (based on quaerere ‘seek’).