annoyance

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. That which annoys. countable
    — Having to wait 45 minutes for the bus is a real annoyance, but it's the only way to get to work.
  2. An act or instance of annoying. countable
  3. The psychological state of being annoyed or irritated. uncountable
    — feeling mild annoyance

词形变化

annoyances plural annoyaunce alternative,obsolete annoying alternative,obsolete annoyment alternative,nonstandard

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Latin in-
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der.
Proto-Italic *odjom
Latin odium
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Late Latin inodiāre
Old French anoier
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -iader.
Old French -ance
Old French anoiancebor.
Middle English anoyaunce
English annoyance
Inherited from Middle English anoyaunce (rare form of noyaunce), from Old French anuiance, anoiance, from the verb anuier (“to cause problems”), equivalent to annoy + -ance. Compare French ennui.
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