curious

Compared meaning: wanting to know or learn about something (adjective).

比较义项：好奇的，渴望知道或了解某事（形容词）。

• curious 本词

  A general, neutral word for wanting to know or learn about something specific; used for people, animals or things, and pairs naturally with 'about + a topic'.

  语气中性、用途宽泛的词，表示想知道或了解某个具体的事物；可用于人、动物或事物，常与“about + 话题”搭配。

  She was curious about how the old clock worked and took it apart.

  她对旧钟表的原理很好奇，于是把它拆开来看。

• inquisitive

  Describes someone eager to find out about many different things, often by asking lots of questions; applied to an adult, it can sound slightly nosy.

  形容一个人渴望了解许多不同的事情，常常表现为不停提问；如果用在成年人身上，有时带一点“爱打听”的意味。

  The inquisitive students bombarded the guest speaker with questions after the talk.

  那些好问的学生在讲座后向嘉宾演讲者连连发问。

Curious and inquisitive both mean wanting to know more. Curious is neutral and general, about one specific thing, often paired with 'about'. Inquisitive describes someone eager to find out about many things, often by asking lots of questions, which can sound slightly nosy.

这两个词在“好奇”这一意义上很接近，但语气略有不同：curious 语气中性，可以指对任何具体事物的好奇；inquisitive 更强调不断提问、涉猎广泛，用在成年人身上时可能带一点“爱打听”的意味。此处不比较 curious 表示“奇怪的、罕见的”这一用法（如 a curious incident）。

Compared meaning: unusual or not normal (adjective).

比较义项：奇怪的、不寻常的（形容词）。

• weird

  The most informal of the three; often implies something eerie, unsettling or hard to explain, and is common in everyday spoken English about odd behaviour or feelings.

  三者中最口语化的一个，常暗示某事诡异、令人不安或难以解释，常用于日常口语中描述奇怪的行为或感受。

  That guy's been acting really weird ever since his sister left town.

  自从他姐姐离开小镇后，那家伙的行为变得很奇怪。

• strange

  The plainest, most neutral word for unusual; used in almost any everyday context without suggesting anything eerie or particularly noteworthy beyond being out of the ordinary.

  三者中最平实中性的词，几乎可用于任何日常语境表示不寻常，不带诡异色彩，也不特别强调引人注意。

  It felt strange to sleep in a hotel room again after months at home.

  在家待了几个月后，再次睡在酒店房间里感觉很奇怪。

• curious 本词

  More formal and literary; suggests something odd enough to arouse interest or investigation, and is typically used for objects, details or situations rather than people's feelings or behaviour.

  语气更正式、更书面化，暗示某事奇特到足以引起兴趣或追查，通常用来形容物品、细节或情况，而不是人的感受或行为。

  The detective found a curious set of scratches on the inside of the door.

  侦探在门内侧发现了一组奇怪的划痕。

All three describe something unusual, with different tone. Weird is the most informal, often implying something eerie or hard to explain. Strange is the plainest, neutral word for unusual, used in any context. Curious is more formal and literary, suggesting something odd or intriguing.

这三个词在奇怪这一义项上意思相近，但语气强弱和正式程度不同：weird最口语化，常带诡异色彩；strange最中性、最常用；curious更正式、书面化，多用于形容物品或情况。这里不比较curious表示好奇、渴望了解的常见用法。