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    If someone is meddlesome, they keep into other people's business when nobody asked them to, and it gets on people's nerves. It is not a compliment.

    If someone is meddlesome如果一個人meddlesome they keep stepping into other people's business他們就是一直插手別人的事 when nobody asked them to明明沒人請他們這麼做 and it gets on people's nerves惹得大家很煩 It is not a compliment這不是稱讚

    A meddlesome neighbour might listen at the door, tell you how to raise your child, or 'fix' a problem that was not theirs. The word points to a habit, not one moment: a meddlesome person does this again and again.

    A meddlesome neighbour一個meddlesome的鄰居 might listen at the door可能會在門外偷聽 tell you how to raise your child教你怎麼教小孩 or 'fix' a problem that was not theirs或是去『解決』一個根本不關他的事的問題 The word points to a habit這個字指的是一種習慣 not one clumsy moment不是偶爾一次的失手 a meddlesome person does this again and again一個meddlesome的人會一而再、再而三這樣做

    It feels a little old-fashioned and a little sharp; many people now say nosy or interfering instead, but meddlesome is still clear and a bit literary.

    It feels a little old-fashioned and a little sharp這個字聽起來有點老派又有點尖銳 many people now say nosy or interfering instead現在很多人會改說nosy或interfering but meddlesome is still clear and a bit literary不過meddlesome還是很清楚,而且帶點文學味

    Though actually, the meddlesome person often believes they are helping. That is why the word stings: the help was never wanted.

    Though actually不過 the meddlesome person often believes they are helping這種meddlesome的人常常真心以為自己在幫忙 That is why the word stings這就是這個字刺人的地方 the help was never wanted因為這份幫忙從來沒人要

core核心畫面

組成meddle (to push into other people's affairs) + -some (having that quality, as in troublesome).

同家族的字

  • meddlethe verb this adjective is built from
  • meddlera person who meddles
  • troublesomesame -some ending: 'full of that quality'

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meddlesomeadj/ˈmɛdəlsəm/

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    Characterized or marked by meddling; inclined or having a tendency to meddle or interfere in other people's business.

    • If those meddlesome kids hadn't turned me in, I'd have gotten away with my nefarious scheme!
    • As this was well before the meddlesome days in which we now live, can Mr. Cox explain why this plan was never carried out?

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