in·quis·i·tive /ɪnˈkwɪzətɪv/ adjectiveadj 1 FIND OUTasking too many questions and trying to find out too many details about something or someone 过分好奇的;爱打听的;好追根究底的 I’d have asked more questions, but I didn’t want to seem inquisitive. 我本想问更多的问题,但我不想看上去那么爱打听。
2 INTERESTEDinterested in a lot of different things and wanting to find out more about them 好问的,爱探究的 → curious a cheerful, inquisitive little boy 一个快乐、好问的小男孩
an inquisitive mind 好钻研的性格
—inquisitively adverbadv He peeped inquisitively into the drawer. 他好奇地往抽屉里窥视。
—inquisitiveness noun [uncountableU]