Curiosity was a form of lust, a wandering cupidity of the eye and the mind.
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n. 好奇心，爱打听的癖性;奇人;奇物，古玩;奇特性;
💡 curi关心+osity多的状态→关心多→好奇心
"Children show curiosity about everything."
儿童对一切事物都显露出好奇心。
近义：inquisitiveness, interest, quaintness, bibelot, collectible, curio
反义：apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, indolence, lassitude
n. 形状，形式;外形;方式;表格;
vt. 形成;构成;组织;塑造;
vi. 形成，产生;排队，整队;
💡 form =shape,表示”形状”
"The noun " mouse " is the singular form of " mice " ."
名词mouse是 mice 的单数形式.
近义：past, background, record, dossier, antecedents, institute
反义：hypertrophy, misshape, twist, uglify, warp, contort
n. 贪财，贪心;
💡 cupid(us)渴望+ity表具备某种性质 → 渴望更多 → 贪财，贪心
"Her cupidity is well known."
她的贪婪尽人皆知.
近义：moneygrubbing, avarice, avariciousness, possessiveness, stinginess, acquisitiveness
n. 心，精神，心力，知，智力，智慧;心胸，头脑，人;愿望，目的，意向，意志，决心，见解，意见;记忆，记性，记忆力，回想;
vi. 介意;注意;
vt. 专心于;介意;愿意做;照顾;
💡 mind→心；意志；精神；理性；智力；注意；开会；介意
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他开动脑筋,想弄懂这个问题.
近义：heed, attend, ware, beware, follow, care
n. 强烈的性欲;肉欲，色情;强烈的欲望;渴望，热烈追求;
vi. 贪求;渴望;好色;
"Their affair was driven by pure lust."
他们私通纯粹是受淫欲的驱使。
近义：hunger, aphrodisia, lasciviousness, lechery, lewdness, libido
反义：indifference, stoniness, coldheartedness, coldness, coolness, frigidness
wandering
[['wɔndəriŋ, 'wɑ:n]]
a. 漫游的, 徘徊的, 流浪的, 蜿蜒的\\nn. 闲逛, 流浪, 离题, 胡言乱语
近义：loafing, loitering, musing, roam, roaming, vagrancy