an.noy
v.(动词)an.noyed,an.noy.ing,an.noys v.tr.(及物动词)To cause slight irritation to (another) by troublesome, often repeated acts.使生气,使烦恼:用烦人的,通常是重复性的行为使(别人)生气To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.打搅,干扰,扰乱:用屡次的攻击使人厌烦或打扰v.intr.(不及物动词)To be annoying.招人讨厌,惹人烦恼
来源:Middle English anoien 中古英语 anoien from Old French anoier, ennuyer 源自 古法语 anoier, ennuyer from Vulgar Latin *inodi3re [to make odious] 源自 俗拉丁语 *inodi3re [招人讨厌] from Latin in odio [odious] 源自 拉丁语 in odio [可憎的,讨厌的] in [in] * see in- 2in [在…里] *参见 in-2odiô [ablative of] odium [hatred] * see od- odiô [] odium的夺格 [憎恶] *参见 od-
<参考词汇><同义词>annoy,irritate,bother,irk,vex,provoke,aggravate,peeve,rile同义词>These verbs mean to disturb or disquiet a person so as to evoke moderate anger.这些动词的意思是打搅或扰乱某人使之生气。 Annoy refers to mild disturbance caused by an act that tries one`s patience: Annoy 指用超过某人耐性的行为引起某人轻微的不安: 例句:The sound of footsteps on the bare floor annoyed the downstairs neighbors.楼上地板的脚步声吵得楼下住户心烦。
Irritate is closely related but somewhat stronger: Irritate 词意思相近但程度上强一些: 例句:Your interruptions only serve to irritate the entire staff.你的打扰只能让全体职员都很不快。
Bother implies troublesome imposition: Bother 表示烦人的干扰: 例句:Hasn`t he bothered them enough with his phone callsô难道他的电话声对别人的干扰还不够吗?
Irk connotes a wearisome quality: Irk 含有使人厌烦的性质: 例句:The city council`s failure to take action on the legislation irked the community.市政局立法措施的失败引起了公众的不满。
Vex applies to an act capable of arousing anger or perplexity: Vex 指一种足以引起别人生气或困惑的行为: 例句:Hecklers in the crowd asked irrelevant questions for the sole purpose of vexing the speaker.人群中的发问者们问了些不相干的问题,只是为了难住发言人。
Provoke implies strong and often deliberate incitement to anger: Provoke 指强烈地故意煽动别人愤怒: 例句:Her behavior was enough to provoke an angel.她的行为足以让天使发怒。
Aggravate is an approximate equivalent: Aggravate 意思与前面一个词基本相同: 例句:.Threats only served to aggravate people in such cases. (Thackeray). .这种情况下威胁不过是为了激怒人们. (萨克雷)。
Peeve, somewhat informal in tone, suggests rather minor disturbance that produces a querulous, resentful response: Peeve 语气上有些非正式,指很小的干扰引起了牢骚的,怨恨的反应: 例句:The flippancy of your answer peeved me. To 你轻率的回答令我懊恼。至于
rile is to upset one`s equanimity and stir one up: rile 一词指使某人失去平静,煽动起某人: 例句:It riled me no end to listen to such lies. 这致使我没完没了地听这种谎话
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