n.好奇心；好奇；稀奇的人或物

The child showed a healthy curiosity. 那孩子有好奇心，这是好现象。

Her curiosity was piqued. 她产生了好奇心。

I had to explain the reasons to satisfy his curiosity. 我只好解释原因来满足他的好奇心。

The rumors excite her curiosity. 谣言引起了她的好奇心。

Just to satisfy my curiosity, how much did you pay for your car? 我只是出于好奇，请问你买这辆车花了多少钱？

Curiosity is part of the children's nature. 好奇是儿童的天性。

The old wooden skis are a curiosity. 那副木制旧滑雪板是珍奇之物。

curiosity的基本意思是“好奇心”，指的是个体遇到新奇事物或处在新的外界条件下所产生的注意、操作、提问的心理倾向，如渴望知道事情为何已经发生或正在发生，但不一定具有冒昧、鲁莽等令人不快的性质。curiosity作此解时是不可数名词，但有时可用不定冠词a修饰。

curiosity引申可指“珍品；古董；奇异的物或事”，这时是可数名词。