nosiness
noun [ U ] disapproving uk/ˈnəʊ.zi.nəs/ us/ˈnoʊ.zi.nəs/
爱管闲事，好打听
the quality of being too interested in what other people are doing and wanting to discover too much about them
He was shocked by their nosiness. 他对他们好管闲事的程度感到吃惊。
She is fascinated by people - not out of nosiness but from a genuine interest in human beings. 她对人很着迷——不是因为爱打听，而是出于对人类的真正兴趣。
See: nosy
- More examples
- His patience with small-town nosiness ran out.
- Nosiness is all part of her job of studying people and how they communicate.
- He was exasperated at his neighbor's nosiness.