| curiosity | <i>ni> 1. <i>eagerness to learn,i> sifat ingin tahu; (derog), (sikap) suka ambil tahu: <i>children have a natural ~ about the human body,i> kanak-kanak mempunyai sifat ingin tahu yg semula jadi ttg tubuh badan manusia; <i>your ~ may lead you into trouble,i> sikap suka ambil tahu kamu itu nanti akan menyusahkan kamu; be burning with ~, ingin tahu sangat: <i>we were burning with ~ as to what was being said in the next room,i> kami ingin tahu sangat ttg apa yg diperkatakan di bilik sebelah; 2. <i>so. or st strange,i> keanehan, keganjilan: <i>a veiled woman would be a ~ in that country,i> wanita yg memakai purdah merupakan suatu keanehan di negara itu; <i>that old wing chair is quite a ~,i> kerusi lama yg bersayap itu merupakan suatu keanehan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ignorant | <i>adji> 1. <i>uneducated, unenlightened,i> jahil, tdk tahu: <i>he is only an ~ peasant,i> dia hanya orang kampung yg jahil; 2. <i>unaware, not nowing,i> tdk tahu: <i>he was ~ of the customs of the country,i> dia tdk tahu adat resam negeri itu; <i>to be ~ of the true facts,i> tdk tahu akan fakta sebenar; <i>she was ~ of her husband’s whereabouts,i> perempuan itu tdk tahu di mana suaminya berada; 3. <i>showing ignorance,i> jahil: <i>an ~ question,i> soalan yg jahil. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ignorance | <i>ni> 1. <i>lack of knowledge,i> kejahilan, tdk tahu: <i>his ~ of the basic facts,i> kejahilannya ttg perkara-perkara asas; 2. <i>unawareness,i> tdk tahu: <i>his remarks show his ~,i> kata-katanya menunjukkan bahawa dia tdk tahu; <i>he kept his family in ~ of the situation,i> dia sengaja membiarkan keluarganya tdk tahu akan keadaan sebenar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inquisitive | <i>adji> 1. <i>fond of finding out esp about other people,i> bersikap ingin tahu: <i>she is always ~ about other people’s affairs,i> dia selalu bersikap ingin tahu ttg hal orang lain; 2. <i>showing such a tendency,i> ingin tahu: <i>she cast him an ~ look,i> dia melemparkan pandangan ingin tahu kpd lelaki itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| curious | <i>adji> 1. <i>eager, interestedi> (<i>to learn, knowi>) ingin tahu; (<i>foll by infini>) ingin (sekali): <i>children are by nature, ~,i> memang sifat semula jadi kanak-kanak ingin tahu; <i>she was ~ to see what he looked like,i> dia ingin sekali melihat rupa lelaki itu; 2. <i>inquisitive, prying,i> suka ambil tahu: <i>she is always ~ about her neighbours,i> dia suka ambil tahu ttg jirannya; 3. <i>odd,i> aneh: <i>a ~ thing happened,i> suatu perkara yg aneh terjadi; <i>it is ~ how two very different people can live together,i> adalah aneh dua orang yg sangat berbeza dapat tinggal bersama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| brassy | <i>adji> 1. <i>shamelessly bold,i> tdk tahu malu: <i>a ~ redhead,i> wanita berambut perang yg tdk tahu malu; 2. <i>harsh, metallic,i> nyaring: <i>the ~ sound of a trumpet,i> bunyi trompet yg nyaring; 3. <i>like brass,i> (<i>in colouri>) spt loyang: <i>the metal had a ~ sheen,i> logam itu berkilat spt loyang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| barefaced | <i>adji> 1. <i>(of person)i> tdk (tahu) malu, bermuka /tebal, tembok/: <i>a ~ liar,i> pembohong yg tdk tahu malu; 2. <i>(of action, word)i> secara /terang-terang, tdk berselindung(-selindung) lagi/: <i>a ~ lie,i> bohong secara terang-terang; <i>a ~ fraud,i> penipuan secara tdk berselindung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inquiring | <i>adji> 1. <i>seeking information,i> ingin tahu, suka bertanya: <i>like most other children the boy has an ~ mind,i> spt kebanyakan kanak-kanak lain, budak itu mempunyai sifat ingin tahu; 2. <i>expressing enquiry,i> dgn tanda tanya: <i>she gave him an ~ look,i> dia memandang lelaki itu (dgn) tanda tanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| curiously | <i>advi> 1. <i>in a manner showing eagerness to learn,i> dgn rasa ingin tahu: <i>they observed her ~,i> mereka memerhatinya dgn rasa ingin tahu; 2. <i>alsoi> ~ enough, <i>oddly,i> yg /anehnya, ganjilnya, peliknya/: <i>~ enough, although I started off first, he arrived home before I did,i> yg anehnya, walaupun saya mula dahulu, dia tiba dulu drpd saya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| innocent | <i>ni> 1. <i>inexperienced, ingenuous person, esp young child,i> (orang yg) tdk tahu apa-apa: <i>the dear little ~s,i> anak-anak kecil yg tdk tahu apa-apa; 2. <i>simpleton,i> (orang yg) /betul bendul, sangat lurus/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |