curious

curious
ものめずらしい 物珍しい
ちん
きみょう 奇妙
きたい 奇体
* * *
/kjú(ə)riəs/ 〔注意(cure)を向ける(ous)〕〈派〉curiosity(名)
〖形〗(more型; ((古))-er型)
1 〈人が〉〔物・事に〕好奇心が強い; 〔…に〕せんさく好きな〔about, as to, at〕, (しきりに)〔…を〕したくて〔to do〕(◇[類] inquisitive)(⇔incurious)

An intelligent person is always ~. 知的な人は常に好奇心が強い

She's always ~ about [as to] what I'm doing. 彼女は私のすることをいつも知りたがる《◆wh節の前の前置詞は時に省略》

I am ~ to know [learn] how that old clock works. あの古い時計がどう動くか知りたい.

2 〈物・事が〉奇妙な(odd), 好奇心をそそる, 珍しい, 不思議な

What is this ~ animal? この奇妙な動物は何だ

It's ~ that she ignored me. 彼女が私を無視したのは妙だ.

3 ((古))入念な, 細密な; 凝った.
curious to say
[通例文頭で] 不思議なことに, 妙な話だが(curiously enough).

English-Japanese dictionary. 2013.

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  • curious — 1 Curious, inquisitive, prying, snoopy, nosy are comparable when meaning interested in finding out or in a search for facts that are not one s personal concern. Curious need not imply objectionable qualities such as intrusiveness or impertinence …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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