• adj. 好管閑事的；愛追問的；大鼻子的

來自nose,鼻子。引申詞義向狗一樣亂嗅的，愛打聽的。

nosy (adj.)

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.

1. Don't be so nosy—it's none of your business.

別管那么多閑事—這與你無關(guān)。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

2. I agree that the press is often too nosy about a candidate's personal history.

的確，媒體常常過分關(guān)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?

我并不想看起來很多事但是,你有什么計劃嗎?

來自電影對白