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-derivedCommon 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.