officious

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /əˈfɪʃəs/   

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Obliging, attentive, eager to please. obsolete
    — Elizabeth's misery increased, at such unnecessary, such officious attention!
  2. Offensively intrusive or interfering in offering advice and services.
    — The help tended to be officious, the rules, if heeded, restrictive, and the management meddlesome.

词形变化

more officious comparative most officious superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
inofficious officious intermeddler officiously officiousness overofficious superofficious ultraofficious unofficious

词源

15th century, from Middle English offycyous, from Latin officiōsus (“kindly”), from officium (“service”).
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