nosy
英 ['n??z?]
美['nozi]
- adj. 好管閑事的；愛追問的；大鼻子的
擴展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?nosily;名詞:?nosiness;
中文詞源
nosy 愛打聽的
來自nose,鼻子。引申詞義向狗一樣亂嗅的，愛打聽的。
英文詞源
- nosy (adj.)
- also nosey, 1610s, "having a prominent nose," from nose (n.) + -y (2). Earlier in this sense was nasee (mid-14c.), from Anglo-French, from Old French nasé, ultimately from Latin nasus "nose." Sense of "inquisitive" first recorded 1882. Nosey Parker as a name for an inquisitive person is from 1907.
雙語例句
- 1. Don't be so nosy—it's none of your business.
- 別管那么多閑事—這與你無關。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. I agree that the press is often too nosy about a candidate's personal history.
- 的確，媒體常常過分關注候選人的個人經歷。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was having to whisper in order to avoid being overheard by their nosy neighbours.
- 他不得不小聲說，免得被愛管閑事的鄰居們聽到。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. " I'm not a nosy man.
- “ 我并不是一個包打聽.
來自教父部分
- 5. I don't want to seem nosy, but do you have some sort of plan here?
- 我并不想看起來很多事但是,你有什么計劃嗎?
來自電影對白