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)。
- “A scientist must have a healthy sense of inquisitiveness.” (科学家必须具备健康的求知欲。)
- “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。)
- “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。)