officious
officious 英 [əˈfɪʃəs] 美 [əˈfɪʃəs]
adj. 多管闲事的；非官方的
- Though officious sounds like official, it means being annoyingly eager to do more than is required. "The officious lunch lady made everyone's food choices her business, and made nasty comments when students chose cookies over carrots."
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- adj. 多管闲事的；非官方的
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1. He is a harsh man, at once pompous and officious.
他是个严酷的人，既自负又爱管闲事。
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2. You are rather disposed to call his interference officious?
你认为他的干涉完全是多管闲事吗？
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3. As at the border between Russia and Mongolia, the crossing into China was a rather sweaty affair involving more officious border guards and customs officers, and lengthy checking procedures.
像从俄罗斯进入蒙古一样，从蒙古进入中国也是让人出汗的事情，边境士兵和海关官员更加一本正经，检查程序时间更长。
- officious (adj.) 1560s, "zealous, eager to serve," from Latin officiosus "full of courtesy, dutiful, obliging," from officium "duty, service" (see office). Sense of "meddlesome, doing more than is asked or required" had emerged by 1600 (in officiously). An officious lie (1570s) is one told to do good to another person (from Latin mendocium officiosum or French mensonge officieux). Related: Officiousness.
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