英语单词

nosy是什么意思

nosy

英 ['nəʊzɪ] 美 ['nozi]
  • adj. 好管闲事的;爱追问的;大鼻子的

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

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