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officious    
a. 多管闲事的,非官方的

多管闲事的,非官方的

officious
adj 1: intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an
interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly
making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about
other people's business" [synonym: {interfering},
{meddlesome}, {meddling}, {officious}, {busy},
{busybodied}]

Officious \Of*fi"cious\, a. [L. officiosus: cf. F. officieux.
See {Office}.]
1. Pertaining to, or being in accordance with, duty. [R.]
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If there were any lie in the case, it could be no
more than an officious and venial one. --Note on
Gen. xxvii.
(Douay
version).
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2. Disposed to serve; kind; obliging. [Archaic]
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Yet not to earth are those bright luminaries
Officious. --Milton.
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They were tolerably well bred, very officious,
humane, and hospitable. --Burke.
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3. Importunately interposing services; intermeddling in
affairs in which one has no concern; meddlesome.
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You are too officious
In her behalf that scorns your services. --Shak.
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Syn: Impertinent; meddling. See {Impertinent}.
[1913 Webster] -- {Of*fi"cious*ly}, adv. --
{Of*fi"cious*ness}, n.
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  • OFFICIOUS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    officious implies the offering of services or attentions that are unwelcome or annoying
  • OFFICIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    OFFICIOUS definition: 1 too eager to tell people what to do and having too high an opinion of your own importance: 2… Learn more
  • OFFICIOUS Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    OFFICIOUS definition: objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome See examples of officious used in a sentence
  • officious - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    Adjective officious (comparative more officious, superlative most officious) (obsolete) Obliging, attentive, eager to please
  • Officious - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
    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 "
  • OFFICIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
    Characteristically, bureaucracy is not rational, but arbitrary; it is neither efficient nor objective, but officious He was officious and dedicated much more than necessary to seeking the recognition which he deserved but which his personality could not command
  • Officious – Meaning and Examples: A Complete Guide for Clearer . . .
    Officious describes someone eager to interfere or offer unsolicited help, often in a bothersome way Using this word precisely makes your descriptions sharper and your writing more vivid
  • Officious bystander - Wikipedia
    The officious bystander is a metaphorical figure of English law and legal fiction, developed by MacKinnon LJ in Southern Foundries (1926) Ltd v Shirlaw [1] to assist in determining when a term should be implied into an agreement
  • Officious vs. Official | Merriam-Webster
    'Officious' describes an annoying person who tries to tell other people what to do in a way that is not wanted or needed The words share a parentage in the Latin word officium, which could mean either “a helpful act,” “duty or obligation,” and “a person’s regular employment or position ”
  • Officious intermeddler - Wikipedia
    In the case of an intermeddler, be he officious or necessitous, this element of a contract is missing: consideration (goods or services) was provided by one party, but without the mutual consent of the receiving party





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