英语单词风暴| Curiosity & Culmination

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.——Albert Einstein

重要的是不要停止疑问，好奇心有其存在的理由。——阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦（物理学家）

curiosity [,kjʊrɪ'ɑsəti]

n. 好奇心

英英释义：Curiosity is a desire to know about something. ——Collins

out of curiosity 出于好奇

to satisfy one's curiosity 满足某人的好奇心

The kid seems to show curiosity about everything. 这个孩子似乎对所有的事情都充满好奇。

We decide to enter the room out of curiosity. 出于好奇我们决定走进这个房间。

n. 奇珍异宝

英英释义：A curiosity is something that is unusual, interesting, and fairly rare. ——Collins

My teacher is very interested in historical curiosities. 我的老师对珍奇历史文物很感兴趣。

Success is usually the culmination of controlling failure. ——Sylvester Stallone

若你控制失败的能力达到顶峰，你往往能获得成功。——西尔维斯特·史泰龙（美国画家、演员、编剧、导演及制片人）

culmination ['kʌlmə'neʃən]

n. 顶点；高潮

英英释义：Something, especially something important, that is the culmination of an activity, process, or series of events happens at the end of it.——Colins

This book represented the culmination of the writer's career.

这本书是作者职业生涯的顶峰。