a curio
She bought a curio at the market.
她在市场买了一件古董。
珍奇古玩；稀奇之物
奇特有趣的物品,能引发好奇心的东西。；不寻常之物,或许值得收藏；古董
An unusual or interesting object, especially one regarded as a collectible.
奇特有趣的物品,能引发好奇心的东西。
A strange and interesting object; something that evokes curiosity.
不寻常之物,或许值得收藏
something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
He picked up an old curio at the flea market for just five dollars.
他在跳蚤市场只花了五美元就买到了一件旧古董。
用法提示：curio 作为名词，意为“古董”，在此句中表示在跳蚤市场淘到的珍品。
Her collection of curios includes ancient coins and vintage toys.
她收藏的古董包括古钱币和旧式玩具。
用法提示：curios 是 curio 的复数形式，作为名词指代多件珍品。
This small curio from the Ming dynasty is actually quite valuable.
这件明代的小古董实际上相当珍贵。
用法提示：curio 作为名词，特指一件有价值的古玩。
She bought a curio at the market.
她在市场买了一件古董。
The shelf was filled with curios.
架子上摆满了古董。
curio 通常指稀奇或有收藏价值的小物件。
He displayed his collection in a curio cabinet.
他把收藏品展示在一个古董柜里。
grammar · medium
易错句子I bought a curious at the antique shop.
正确表达I bought a curio at the antique shop.
“curious”是形容词，意为“好奇的”，而“curio”是名词，意为“古董珍品”。句中需要名词，故使用“curio”。
grammar · medium
易错句子She collects curio from around the world.
正确表达She collects curios from around the world.
“curio”是可数名词，复数形式为“curios”。表示多件物品时需加-s。
curio 专指小件古董或珍奇物品，而 curiosity 除了可指珍品外，更常表示好奇心。
curio 是名词，curious 是形容词，不可混用。
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