好词典

annoying

UK //əˈnɔɪ.ɪŋ//US //əˈnɔɪ.ɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 anoyen(使烦恼),最终来自古法语 anoier,与拉丁语 inodiare(使憎恶)相关。

adjective

❶ 形容令人感到烦躁或不愉快的事物或人,通常指持续的小麻烦或干扰让人失去耐心。

“The constant buzzing of the mosquito is really annoying.”

(蚊子不停的嗡嗡声真的很烦人。)

“It's annoying when people talk loudly in the cinema.”

(有人在电影院里大声说话很讨厌。)

同义词:irritating, bothersome, vexing

常见短语

annoying habit — 指某人反复做出的、令他人感到不快的小动作或行为模式。

“His annoying habit of tapping the desk drives his coworkers crazy.”

(他敲桌子的烦人习惯让同事抓狂。)

annoyingly persistent — 形容某种令人不快的状态或行为顽固地持续存在。

“The fly was annoyingly persistent, landing on my food again and again.”

(那只苍蝇烦人地执着,反复落在我的食物上。)