| 释义 |
noseyness|ˈnəʊzɪnɪs|
Also nosiness.
[f. nosey a. + -ness.]
Impertinent curiosity.
1919F. Hurst Humoresque 14 Haven't I learned it to you often enough a slummer must pay for her nosiness? 1941Penguin New Writing X. 10, I do not think the men read these letters out of pure noseyness. 1952J. Steinbeck East of Eden xviii. 179 This isn't nosiness. This is the law. 1973Daily Tel. 5 Oct. 17/3 Noseyness was the main motive; we always spent a lot of time speculating about other people's marriages. 1975L. Deighton Yesterday's Spy viii. 60 Curiosity—even nosiness—is not yet against the law. |