Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #1131
interested
感兴趣的；关心的
Feeling or showing interest, attention, or curiosity.
- 1.
Having or showing interest (attention or curiosity).
具有或表现出兴趣(关注或好奇)。
具有或表现出兴趣(关注或好奇)。；感兴趣的；[法] 有利害关系的；有股份的；偏私的
In use
She is very interested in learning Chinese history.
I was not interested in the movie at all.
He seems interested to hear about your travel experiences.
be interested in sth/doing sth
I am interested in learning Chinese.
我对学习中文感兴趣。
be interested to do sth
表示对即将发生或得知的事情感到好奇。
She was interested to hear the news.
她听到这个消息很感兴趣。
interested party/parties
常用于法律或商业语境，指有利害关系的个人或团体。
The interested parties signed the agreement.
相关各方签署了协议。
Common mistakes
I am interesting in this book.I am interested in this book.
“interesting”表示“有趣的”，主语通常是物；而“interested”表示“感兴趣的”，主语通常是人。应使用“interested”来描述人的感受。
I am interested about this book.I am interested in this book.
“interested”后应接介词“in”而不是“about”，这是固定搭配，源于它在英语中的用法。
Connections
Collocations
- interested in
- 对…感兴趣
- She is very interested in learning Chinese.她对学习中文非常感兴趣。
- become interested
- 产生兴趣
- He became interested in photography after his trip.他在旅行后对摄影产生了兴趣。
- interested party
- 利益相关方
- All interested parties are invited to the meeting.所有利益相关方都被邀请参加会议。
- not interested
- 不感兴趣
- I'm not interested in watching that movie.我对看那部电影不感兴趣。
- seem interested
- 似乎感兴趣
- The students seemed interested in the experiment.学生们似乎对这个实验感兴趣。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：interest（兴趣）+ ed，表示‘对某事有兴趣的’。
Context & Register
中性，多用于一般语境。
Grammar Note
通常后接介词in，表示对某事感兴趣；也可接不定式表示有兴趣做某事（较少见）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the spelling ending '-ested', but none are exact rhymes with 'interested' due to differences in stress and vowel quality. 'Interested' has stress on the first syllable and a reduced vowel in the third syllable, while these words typically have a clear /ɛ/ in the stressed syllable (or /ə/ in 'suggested'). Use them to compare spelling patterns, but be aware of pronunciation differences.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.