also nosey, 1610s, "having a prominent nose," from nose (n.) + -y (2). Earlier in this sense was nasee (mid-14c.), from Anglo-French, from Old French nasé, ultimately from Latin nasus "nose." Sense of "inquisitive" first recorded 1882. Nosey Parker as a name for an inquisitive person is from 1907.
例文
1. Don 't be so nosy —it 's none of your business.
そんなに余計なことに手を出すな—あなたには関係ない。
2.I agree that the press is often too nosy about a candidate 's personal history.
確かに、メディアは候補者の個人的な経歴に注目しすぎることが多い。
3.He was having to whisper in order to avoid being overheard by their nosy neighbours.
彼はお節介な隣人に聞かれないように小声で言わざるを得なかった。
4."I 'm not a nosy man.
「私はバッグではありません。dl>
5.I don 't want to seem nosy ，but do you have some sort of plan here？