Inquisitiveness

(n.) The quality or state of being inquisitive; the disposition to seek explanation and information; curiosity to learn what is unknown; esp., uncontrolled and impertinent curiosity.

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• But their officious inquisitiveness was not gratified. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Penelope could speak to the girl's inquisitiveness as genuine, when she asked questions about Mr. Franklin. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Our habitations were palaces our food was ready stored in granaries--there was no need of labour, no inquisitiveness, no restless desire to get on. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• And then in a tone of whimsical inquisitiveness: 'What fruit, Rupert? 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• His questions made him famous in many a hamlet, where such inquisitiveness had never been known before. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• Certainly; it would indeed be very impertinent and inhuman in me to trouble you with any inquisitiveness of mine. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.

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