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想问的,想知道的,好追根究底的

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Inquisitive \In*quis"i*tive\, a. [OE. inquisitif, F.
   inquisitif.]
   1. Disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do
      not concern the inquirer.

            A wise man is not inquisitive about things
            impertinent.                          --Broome.

   2. Given to examination, investigation, or research;
      searching; curious.

            A young, inquisitive, and sprightly genius. --I.
                                                  Watts.

   Syn: Inquiring; prying; curious; meddling; intrusive.

   Usage: {Inquisitive}, {Curious}, {Prying}. Curious denotes a
          feeling, and inquisitive a habit. We are curious when
          we desire to learn something new; we are inquisitive
          when we set ourselves to gain it by inquiry or
          research. Prying implies inquisitiveness, and is more
          commonly used in a bad sense, as indicating a desire
          to penetrate into the secrets of others.

                [We] curious are to hear, What happens new.
                                                  --Milton.

                This folio of four pages [a newspaper], happy
                work! Which not even critics criticise; that
                holds Inquisitive attention, while I read.
                                                  --Cowper.

                Nor need we with a prying eye survey The distant
                skies, to find the Milky Way.     --Creech.

Inquisitive \In*quis"i*tive\, n.
   A person who is inquisitive; one curious in research. --Sir
   W. Temple.

资料来源 : WordNet®

inquisitive
     adj 1: showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light
            post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a
            speculative eyebrow" [syn: {speculative}, {questioning},
             {wondering(a)}]
     2: inquiring or appearing to inquire; "an inquiring look"; "the
        police are proverbially inquisitive"