Word · Frequency #46251
incurious
/inˈkjuəriəs/
adjective
不感兴趣的；缺乏好奇心的；漠不关心的
Lacking interest or curiosity; uninterested; indifferent.
- 1.
Lacking interest or curiosity; uninterested.
缺乏兴趣或好奇心的；不感兴趣的
- 2.
Apathetic or indifferent.
冷漠的；无动于衷的
缺乏兴趣或好奇心的；不感兴趣的；冷漠的；无动于衷的；无好奇心的；不关心的；平凡无趣的
In use
She remained incurious about the contents of the mysterious package.
The incurious student never asked questions in class.
His incurious attitude towards local culture surprised the tour guide.
be incurious about sth
后接名词或动名词，表示对某事不感兴趣。
She was entirely incurious about the contents of the letter.
她对信的内容完全没有好奇心。
be incurious as to wh-clause
后接wh-从句，表示对某细节缺乏探究欲。
He remained incurious as to why the meeting had been cancelled.
他对会议为何取消仍然不关心。
remain incurious
不接补足语，仅表示状态。
Connections
Confusing words
- curious
- 好奇的 · incurious 意为“无好奇心的”，而 curious 意为“好奇的”。两者是反义词，但拼写相近，学习者容易误用否定前缀。
Word family
- curious
- 好奇的 · adj
- curiosity
- 好奇心 · n
- curiously
- 好奇地 · adv
- incuriously
- 不感兴趣地；漫不经心地 · adv
- incuriousness
- 缺乏好奇心；冷漠 · n
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常用于描述人的性格或态度，不用于比较级或最高级。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.