英语词汇“curiosity killed the cat”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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curiosity killed the cat

Originally Irish English. Proverb. curiosity killed the cat and variants: making unnecessary inquiries or investigations may result in unhappiness or misfortune; some things are better left unquestioned or undiscovered.Compare earlier care killed the cat.

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1868 Waterford Mirror & Tramore Visiter 28 Oct. 4/3 They say curiosity killed a cat once, so I will take warning and let things remain as they are.

1922 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 23 Dec. 69/1 ‘I am only curious.’ ‘Curiosity killed the cat,’ she retorted.

2020 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 5 Oct. Curiosity kills the cat. I would want to see what was said about me, and it was never anything good.

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单词	curiosity killed the cat
释义	> as lemmas curiosity killed the cat Originally Irish English. Proverb. curiosity killed the cat and variants: making unnecessary inquiries or investigations may result in unhappiness or misfortune; some things are better left unquestioned or undiscovered.Compare earlier care killed the cat. ΚΠ 1868 Waterford Mirror & Tramore Visiter 28 Oct. 4/3 They say curiosity killed a cat once, so I will take warning and let things remain as they are. 1922 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 23 Dec. 69/1 ‘I am only curious.’ ‘Curiosity killed the cat,’ she retorted. 2020 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 5 Oct. Curiosity kills the cat. I would want to see what was said about me, and it was never anything good. extracted from catn.¹ < as lemmas
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