- (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 Extra ExamplesWe 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
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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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- seem
- …
- highly
- very
- overly
- …
- about
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French inquisitif, -ive, from late Latin inquisitivus, from the verb inquirere (based on quaerere ‘seek’).