- 1好管閒事的、愛指揮人的（不是「官方的」）
If someone is officious, they push in and tell people what to do, as if they were in charge — but they are not, or they are taking a small job much too far. The word is never a compliment.
If someone如果一個人 is officiousofficious, they push in就是硬要插手 and tell people what to do指揮別人做事, as if they were in charge好像自己說了算 — but they are not但其實不是, or或者 they are taking a small job只是把一件小事 much too far管得太過頭. The word這個字 is never a compliment從來不是稱讚.
A guard who stops you for no good reason, a clerk who loves extra rules, a neighbour who organises your life without being asked: that is officious. It is about the attitude, not the job title.
A guard一個警衛 who stops you沒理由就攔住你的 for no good reason, a clerk一個職員 who loves extra rules超愛多加規定的, a neighbour一個鄰居 who organises your life沒被拜託卻幫你安排生活的 without being asked, that is這些都是 officiousofficious. It它 is about說的是 the attitude態度, not不是 the job title職稱.
Though actually, the Latin root once meant “ready to help, .” The kindness leaked away, and English kept the picture of someone who helps so much they get in your way.
Though actually不過其實, the Latin root這個字的拉丁字根 once meant本來的意思是 "ready to help, dutiful."『樂於幫忙、盡責』. The kindness那份善意 leaked away慢慢流失了, and而 English英文 kept留下來的 the picture畫面是 of someone一個人 who helps so much幫過頭 they get in your way以致擋到你的路.
Do not mix this with official. An official person has a real post. An officious person just acts as if they do.
Do not mix this不要把這個字搞混 with officialofficial. An officialofficial person的人 has a real post有真正的職位. An officiousofficious person的人 just acts as if they do只是表現得好像自己有一樣.
core核心畫面
組成From Latin officiosus, “ready to serve,” from officium, “service.” In English the meaning slid from “helpful” to “too helpful, in a bossy way.”
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
officiousadj/əˈfɪʃəs/
- 1
obsoleteObliging, attentive, eager to please.
- Elizabeth's misery increased, at such unnecessary, such officious attention!
- ‘It is essential that the nation become accustomed to managing its own affairs, so that it will emerge from this state of infancy in which an anxious and officious government attempts to keep the people’.
- 2
Offensively intrusive or interfering in offering advice and services.
- The help tended to be officious, the rules, if heeded, restrictive, and the management meddlesome.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。