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Officious People Eager Made Word Describe ə'Fiʃəs Adj.多管闲事的,非官方的,非正式的

英语单词 officious
英美音标 [ə'fiʃəs]
中文释义 adj.多管闲事的,非官方的,非正式的
vocabulary简明 Though officious sounds like official, it means being annoyingly eager to do more than is required. "The officious lunch lady made everyone's food choices her business, and made nasty comments when students chose cookies over carrots."
vocabulary扩展 Officious is a tricky word as it seems like it might mean something like office or official. Instead, it is a word to describe someone that acts more official than they actually are. People who are officious are busybodies. They want to make their opinions known and followed, despite not having any kind of real power.
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]好管闲事的;爱指手画脚的 If you describe someone as officious, you are critical of them because they are eager to tell people what to do when you think they should not.
  [disapproval]
  • They wouldn't welcome any officious interference from the police...

    他们不会欢迎任何来自警方的横加干涉。

  • When people put on uniforms, their attitude becomes more confident and their manner more officious.

    人们穿上制服后会信心倍增,也更爱管闲事了。

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  • Lance Corporal Williams officiously ordered them out.

    一等兵威廉斯越俎代庖地命令他们出去。

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