nosy
英 ['nəʊzɪ]
美['nozi]
- adj. 好管闲事的；爱追问的；大鼻子的
词态变化
副词: nosily;名词: nosiness;
中文词源
nosy 爱打听的
来自nose,鼻子。引申词义向狗一样乱嗅的，爱打听的。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Don't be so nosy—it's none of your business.
- 别管那么多闲事—这与你无关。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. I agree that the press is often too nosy about a candidate's personal history.
- 的确，媒体常常过分关注候选人的个人经历。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was having to whisper in order to avoid being overheard by their nosy neighbours.
- 他不得不小声说，免得被爱管闲事的邻居们听到。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. " I'm not a nosy man.
- “ 我并不是一个包打听.
来自教父部分
- 5. I don't want to seem nosy, but do you have some sort of plan here?
- 我并不想看起来很多事但是,你有什么计划吗?
来自电影对白