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(yǔ)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(wú)關(guān)。
來(lái)自《權(quán)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(guò)分關(guān)注候選人的個(gè)人經(jīng)歷。
來(lái)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(shuō)，免得被愛(ài)管閑事的鄰居們聽(tīng)到。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. " I'm not a nosy man.
“ 我并不是一個(gè)包打聽(tīng).
來(lái)自教父部分
5. I don't want to seem nosy, but do you have some sort of plan here?