WOTW: curious

| - Tim Lake |

triplo word of the week - curious

“Curious” is an adjective. It has two different means. The first of one is more commonly used. Let’s find out more.

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The main meaning of the adjective “curious” is strongly wanting to learn or know something.

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+ She was very curious about what had happened.

+ I’m not an expert, so I be curious to find out the answers.

+ Aren’t you curious to know where I got this?

+ The books aren’t just good for children, but for curious adults as well.

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Related to that “curious” also means showing curiosity*.

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+ Nearly 500 curious faces stared at me.

+ Her dark eyes were curious.

+ We got some very curious looks from the locals.

+ Passers-by stared at him with curious expressions, wondering what was going on.

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The less common meaning of “curious” is strange or unusual.

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+ She had the most curious sensation in her arm.

+ This is a curious and confusing mystery.

+ He looked around the corner only to see a strange and curious sight.

+ I love looking for stones on the beach that have a curious shape or unusual colour.

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*Curiosity is the noun of curious.

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The pronunciation is /ˈkjʊərɪəs/.

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This word is in the New General Service List, a list of the 3,000 most common words in English communication. You can get the full list on our website by clicking here.

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この単語は、英語で最もよく使われる3,000の単語のリストであるNew General Service Listからのものです。完全なリストはこちらから。

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