好奇心

curiosity

^{(見出しへ戻る headword ⇒ 心)}

こうきしん
curiosity
inquisitiveness

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こうきしん【好奇心】

*curiosity

/kjùəriɑ́səti/ 〖U〗［or a ～］〔…についての/…したいという〕好奇心；せんさく好き〔about/to do〕

Curiosity is the beginning of knowledge. 好奇心が知識のもとである

(Don't you realize that) curiosity killed the cat. ((ことわざ))好奇心で身を誤る(ことが分からないのか)《◆知りたがりをいさめる時に言う》

She's eaten up with curiosity. 彼女は好奇心の塊である

Her story excited curiosity in the children. 彼女の話は子供たちの好奇心をそそった

out of curiosity 好奇心から， 物好きに(も).

◇ → 好奇心の強い

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こうきしん【好奇心】

curiosity; inquisitiveness.

●知的好奇心 intellectual curiosity.

●ふと彼に好奇心がわいてきた. He was suddenly overtaken [overwhelmed] by curiosity.

・それを聞いて私はますます好奇心が募った. Hearing that, my curiosity was whetted even more.

●好奇心に駆られる be impelled [prompted] by curiosity; be seized with curiosity

・好奇心に駆られて, 好奇心から prompted [impelled] by curiosity; from [out of] curiosity; by [under] the impulse of curiosity

・好奇心に駆られてのぞきこむ peep in out of curiosity; 〔弥次馬が〕 《口》 rubberneck 《to see what is going on》

・よそうと思ったのだが好奇心に駆られてその箱の中をのぞいてしまった. I tried to stop myself, but curiosity got the better of me and I looked in the box.

・好奇心に燃える be dying of [burning with] curiosity.

●好奇心の強い[旺盛な] curious; full of curiosity; inquisitive

・好奇心のとりこになる be devoured by curiosity.

●好奇心を起こす become [feel] curious

・好奇心をそそる[引く] stimulate [excite, arouse, provoke] one's curiosity; intrigue sb

・好奇心を満足させる gratify [satisfy, assuage] one's curiosity

・好奇心をかき立てる rouse sb's curiosity

・好奇心を抑える suppress [restrain] one's curiosity.

●私の好奇心は一向に満たされなかった. My curiosity was not satisfied at all.