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Inquisitiveness

“Inquisitiveness” 指一种强烈的学习欲望或对他人事务的过度好奇。它既可以指积极的求知欲,也可以指消极的爱打听(好管闲事)。

  1. “A scientist must have a healthy sense of inquisitiveness.” (科学家必须具备健康的求知欲。)
  2. “Her inquisitiveness about her neighbors’ lives was well known in the street.” (她对邻居生活的爱打听在整条街上都是出了名的。)
  3. “The child’s natural inquisitiveness led him to ask ‘why’ all day long.” (孩子天生的好奇心让他整天不停地问“为什么”。)

词根 “quis” 源自拉丁语 “quaerere” (询问/寻找)。与 “question” (问题), “inquire” (咨询), “acquire” (获得) 同源。

  • 前缀: “in-” (进入/加强)
  • 词根: “quis” (询问)
  • 后缀: “-itive” (形容词后缀) + “-ness” (名词后缀)

在教育领域,“inquisitiveness” 被视为一种极其宝贵的智力品质,是创新和学习的动力。但在社交礼仪中,过度的 “inquisitiveness” 可能被视为粗鲁。

  • 形容词: inquisitive (好奇的/爱打听的)
  • 副词: inquisitively (好奇地)

in (进入) + quis (问) + itiveness (状态) = 深入询问的状态 -> 好奇心。

“Little Toby was famous for his inquisitiveness. One day, he saw a locked box in the attic. Instead of leaving it alone, he spent hours finding the key. Inside, he found old letters from his great-grandfather, revealing a family secret.” (小托比以他的好奇心闻名。有一天,他在阁楼里看到一个锁着的箱子。他没有置之不理,而是花了几个小时找钥匙。在里面,他发现了他曾祖父的老信件,揭开了一个家族秘密。)