also nosey, 1610s, "having a prominent nose," from nose (n.) + -y (2). Earlier in this sense was nasee (mid-14c.), from Anglo-French, from Old French nasé, ultimately from Latin nasus "nose." Sense of "inquisitive" first recorded 1882. Nosey Parker as a name for an inquisitive person is from 1907.
实用例句
1. Don't be so nosy—it's none of your business.
别管那么多闲事—这与你无关。
来自《权威词典》
2. I agree that the press is often too nosy about a candidate's personal history.
的确，媒体常常过分关注候选人的个人经历。
来自柯林斯例句
3. He was having to whisper in order to avoid being overheard by their nosy neighbours.
他不得不小声说，免得被爱管闲事的邻居们听到。
来自柯林斯例句
4. " I'm not a nosy man.
“ 我并不是一个包打听.
来自教父部分
5. I don't want to seem nosy, but do you have some sort of plan here?