officious

officious

meddlesome; intrusive in an offensive manner: She’s an officious woman who makes a nuisance of herself.
Not to be confused with:official – authorized, authoritative: We obtained official permission to enter the building.; one who administers the rules of a game: The official called for a time-out.

of·fi·cious

O0040200 (ə-fĭsh′əs)adj.1. Marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others: an officious host; officious attention.2. Informal; unofficial.3. Archaic Motivated by the desire to help others.

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[Latin officiōsus, obliging, dutiful, from officium, duty; see office.]

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of·fi′cious·ly adv.of·fi′cious·ness n.

officious

(əˈfɪʃəs) adj1. unnecessarily or obtrusively ready to offer advice or services2. marked by such readiness3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) diplomacy informal or unofficial4. obsolete attentive or obliging[C16: from Latin officiōsus kindly, from officium service; see office] ofˈficiously adv ofˈficiousness n

of•fi•cious

(əˈfɪʃ əs)

adj. 1. objectionably aggressive in offering unrequested and unwanted help or advice; meddlesome. 2. marked by or proceeding from such forwardness. 3. Obs. ready to serve; obliging. [1555–65; < Latin officiōsus obliging, dutiful =offici(um) office + -ōsus -ous] of•fi′cious•ly, adv. of•fi′cious•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

officious - 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"busybodied, interfering, meddlesome, meddling, busyintrusive - tending to intrude (especially upon privacy); "she felt her presence there was intrusive"

officious

adjective interfering, bustling, meddling, intrusive, prying, pushy (informal), dictatorial, inquisitive, bossy, overbearing, opinionated, self-important, overzealous, obtrusive, bumptious, meddlesome, overbusy An officious little security guard approached us.
reserved, retiring, withdrawn, shy, detached, indifferent, aloof, reticent, taciturn, unforthcoming

officious

adjectiveGiven to intruding in other people's affairs:interfering, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, obtrusive.

Translations

好管闲事的

officially

(əˈfiʃəli) adverb1. (negative unofficially) as an official. He attended the ceremony officially. 以官員身份 官方2. formally. The new library was officially opened yesterday. 正式地 正式地3. according to what is announced publicly (though not necessarily true in fact). Officially he is on holiday – actually he is working on a new book. 根據公佈 据公布officiate (əˈfiʃieit) verb to do the duty or service of an office or official position. The new clergyman officiated at the wedding. 行使公職 行使公职officious (əˈfiʃəs) adjective offering help etc in order to interfere. His mother-in-law is so officious that he does not let her visit his house. 好管閒事的 好管闲事的ofˈficiously adverb 好管閒事地 好管闲事地ofˈficiousness noun 好管閒事 好管闲事ˈoffice-bearer noun a person who holds a position of authority in a society etc. 官員 官员through the (kind) offices of with the help of. I got the job through the kind offices of a friend. 通過...的幫助 通过...的帮助