| 单词 | officious |
| 例句 | officious adjective •I try to avoid their officious salesclerks:self-important, bumptious, self-assertive, overbearing, overzealous, domineering, opinionated, interfering, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling | informal pushy, bossy. ANT self-effacing.EASILY CONFUSED WORDS officious, official Officious individuals are excessively fond of asserting their authority. They behave in an annoyingly domineering fashion, especially in relation to trivial matters (•he was an officious teller who chastised us for not properly sorting our money by denomination). Official, on the other hand, means 'relating to the responsibilities and authority of public office' (•her official duties in the White House) or 'approved or issued by an authority' (•the official unemployment figures). So, should you encounter an officious person who is acting in an official capacity, consider it an unfortunate coincidence, not a requisite circumstance.These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs. |
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