officious
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ If you describe someone as officious, you are critical of them because they are eager to tell people what to do when you think they should not. 好管閑事的; 愛指手畫腳的[表不滿]
When people put on uniforms, their attitude becomes more confident and their manner more officious. 人們穿上制服后會變得信心倍增,也更愛管閑事了。
2. officiouslyADV [ADV with v]
Corporal Williams officiously ordered them out. 一等兵威廉斯越俎代庖命令他們出去。
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officious /??f???s/
劍橋詞典
- too eager to tell people what to do and having too high an opinion of your own importance
愛指手畫腳的,愛發(fā)號施令的;自以為是的
He's an officious little man and widely disliked in the company . 他是個自以為是的小個子男人,在公司里大家都不喜歡他。 返回 officious