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—這與你無關。
來自《權威詞典》
2. I agree that the press is often too nosy about a candidate's personal history.
的確，媒體常常過分關注候選人的個人經(jīng)歷。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He was having to whisper in order to avoid being overheard by their nosy neighbours.
他不得不小聲說，免得被愛管閑事的鄰居們聽到。
來自柯林斯例句
4. " I'm not a nosy man.
“ 我并不是一個包打聽.
來自教父部分
5. I don't want to seem nosy, but do you have some sort of plan here?