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officious

🇬🇧 UK/ə'fɪʃəs/🇺🇸 US/ә'fiʃәs/
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Intrusively eager to offer advice or services where they are not wanted; meddlesome.

多管闲事的;爱指手画脚的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
ofagainst, toward
+
ficmake, do
+
ioussuffix
=officious

Common Collocations

  • 1.officious person爱多管闲事的人
  • 2.officious attitude多管闲事的态度

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    An officious neighbor constantly offers unsolicited advice about our household.

  • 2.

    His officious manner made people uncomfortable at social gatherings.

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