nosy

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈnəʊziː/    美 /ˈnoʊzi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A look at something to satisfy one's curiosity. UK,slang
    — I might wander down to the construction site for a nosy at what they're building.
  2. A nose. childish,rare
    — There was a little Rosy, / And she had a little nosy; / And she made a little posy, / All pink and white and green. / And she said, “Little nosy, / Will you smell my little posy? / For of all the flowers that growsy, / Such sweet ones ne’er were seen.” / So she took the little posy, / And she put it to her nosy, / On her little face so rosy, / The flowers for to smell; […]
动词 v.
  1. To pry into something. informal
    — My brother always nosies into my diary.
形容词 adj.
  1. Prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle.
    — They built tall fences, yet the nosy neighbors always seemed to know everything about them.
  2. Having a large or elongated nose.
    — "Look at you, a handsome man of thirty, with thick brown hair and a nosy nose and enormous feet and hands that can drive a team of horses or a yoke of oxen or," she hesitated in a brief shyness, and then went on, "a loving wife."

词形变化

nosier comparative more nosy comparative nosiest superlative most nosy superlative nosey alternative nosies plural nosey alternative nosies present,singular,third-person nosying participle,present nosied participle,past nosied past nosey alternative

词汇关系

近义词
interfering kibitzing meddlesome
衍生词
nosily nosiness nosybody nosy Nancy nosy parker nosey parker

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English nose
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English nose
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English nosy
From nose + -y (adjectival suffix), or from nose + -y (diminutive suffix).
词源 2
Etymology tree
English nose
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English nose
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English nosy
From nose + -y (adjectival suffix), or from nose + -y (diminutive suffix).
词源 3
Etymology tree
English nose
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English nose
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English nosy
From nose + -y (adjectival suffix), or from nose + -y (diminutive suffix).
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