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nosy

英 ['nəʊzɪ] 美 ['nozi]

解释

adj. 好管闲事的；爱追问的；大鼻子的

※ 提供单词"nosy"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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.

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例句和用法

1. Don't be so nosy—it's none of your business.: 别管那么多闲事—这与你无关。

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。

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。

4. " I'm not a nosy man.: “ 我并不是一个包打听.

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?