Tra từ curious - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

curi·ous [curious curiouser] BrE [ˈkjʊəriəs] NAmE [ˈkjʊriəs] adjective
1. ~ (about sth) | ~ (to do sth) having a strong desire to know about sth
Syn: ↑inquisitive
• They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs.
• I was curious to find out what she had said.
•Everyone was curious as to why Mark was leaving.
•He is such a curious boy, always asking questions.
2. ~ (that…) strange and unusual
• There was a curious mixture of people in the audience.
• It was a curious feeling, as though we were floating on air.
•It was curious that she didn't tell anyone.
Derived Word: ↑curiously

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French curios, from Latin curiosus ‘careful’, from cura ‘care’. Sense 2 dates from the early 18th cent.

Thesaurus:
curious adj.
1.
•I was curious as to why Ben was leaving.
intrigued • • inquisitive • |informal, disapproving nosy/nosey •
curious/inquisitive about sth
curious/intrigued as to sth
curious/intrigued to do sth
2.
•There was a curious mixture of people at the party.
strange • • odd • • bizarre • |BrE formal peculiar • |especially spoken funny • • weird •
curious/strange/odd/bizarre/peculiar/funny/weird that…
curious/strange/odd/peculiar/funny/weird how/what…
a/an curious/strange/odd/bizarre/peculiar/funny/weird feeling
curious/strange/odd/bizarre/peculiar behaviour

Example Bank:
•Her secretive manner had made me curious.
•I find it very curious that you did not tell anyone.
•I was curious about how she would react.
•I was intensely curious to know more about him.
•I'm just curious to know what you think.
•Puppies are naturally curious.
•She coped with the frankly curious looks of the men.
•She was curious as to why he was there.
•The wine tasted rather curious.
•a slightly curious statement.
•It was curious that she didn't tell anyone.
•They were curious about the people who lived upstairs.