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curio

/kyoor-ee-oh/US // ˈkyʊər iˌoʊ //UK // (ˈkjʊərɪˌəʊ) //

古玩,古董,古物,古玩店

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural cu·ri·os.

    • : any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.

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Examples

  • Originally only available for those who made the pilgrimage to Sai Anantam Ashram, it’s since become a beloved curio on the Internet, uploaded often to YouTube and garnering millions of views.

  • Brian Shuster is also developing a VR-friendly web browser known as Curio.

  • But Wigs on the Green provides a lesson in something other than style and is something more than a curio.

  • There must be at least twenty-five dollars' worth of pure gold in that slug if there's a penny—let alone its curio value.

  • But what was my amazement, as the light fell upon the face of him who bore it, to see not Curio but Isaac.

  • There is much haggling over the price of a curio, and but little chance of a bargain.

  • Then her lantern sought out a curio cabinet, of glass sides and gilded frame, standing in a corner.

  • As he passed the drawing-room door he saw Kate bending in front of the open curio cabinet.