Definition of officious in English:

officious

adjective əˈfɪʃəsəˈfɪʃəs

1Assertive of authority in a domineering way, especially with regard to trivial matters.
（尤指在小事上）摆官架子的，官气十足的
the security people were very officious
休息厅里的保安人员甚至还要神气活现。
Example sentencesExamples
- And if you throw into the mix Southport's officious stewards then the ugly was very much on display as an end of season clash became spicier than anyone could have thought.
- Rangers were right to be upset by how the officious referee handled the match.
- Hospitals could be pointlessly officious on such matters as visiting rights for parents.
- They all seemed impatient and officious and preoccupied.
- Almost all desirable buildings in New York are co-ops, run by officious, and sometimes vicious, board members who place stringent criteria on new members.
- His officious and arrogant attitude towards players has also, remarkably, gone unpunished.
- What we really need there is officious immigration authorities who are willing to say ‘Nope, from now on you're Tina; trust me on this one.’
- The officious official declared authoritatively: ‘It's already been decided that whether or not you have a ticket, you are not welcome.’
- An officious camp guard, armed with a stout pole for the purposes of crowd control, herds them roughly away.
- A polite but officious clerk explained he could not board the aircraft as he was a ‘high-level security risk’.
- The worst were the overly officious customs officials who are no advert for American hospitality.
- Overly officious, he issued an amazing 10 yellow cards and one red, in what wasn't a dirty game.
- An officious man forced me to wait by the door as another patron was seated.
- The hotel manager in Gansu is officious, just like the clean, well-appointed government facility she oversees.
- Our underlying concern is that we could get one or two officious people policing it.
- Though stiff-necked and officious, the commanders aren't demonized nor singled out for blame.
- It is not arrogant, officious, overbearing or patronising.
- Two social workers arrived at my place of work two weeks later and in a very high handed and officious manner insisted on ‘interviewing’ me in front of my staff.
- I was stopped at the University gates by an officious guard who asked me for my faculty card.
- The problems are that it easily becomes a weapon in the hands of the officious, ignorant and punitive supervisor.
Synonyms
peremptory, high-handed, commanding, imperial, overbearing, overweening, domineering, authoritarian, dictatorial, authoritative, lordly, assertive, dominating, bullish, forceful, bossy, arrogant
1. 1.1 Intrusively enthusiastic in offering help or advice; interfering.
  过分殷勤的；爱管闲事的
  an officious bystander
  一个爱管闲事的旁观者。
  Example sentencesExamples
  These officious intermeddlers from Hollywood have no regard for baseball or its rich history of patriotism, and they have no business being at the Hall of Fame.
  I have little doubt that they would have said so to an officious bystander.
  Ralph was eager to talk to Alex about something important, but he was interrupted by Edward who was busy being officious.
  Had an officious bystander raised the possibility, can one doubt that George would have ridiculed it?
  It is, however, often imprudent and officious to try and fix the problems and arbitrate the quarrels of strangers.
  And it would be essential if, but only if, the material that was being filmed was material of a kind that the inevitable officious bystander would say should not be filmed without consent.
  Should you find yourself getting a wee bit officious in your personal communications, remember the wise advice of Confucious: Be nice, go far.
  You're strolling absent-mindedly down Coney Street, glancing idly at the displays in shop windows, when an officious little man in a yellow reflective jacket pops out of nowhere and accosts you.
  I believe that if an officious bystander in 1984 had suggested that, all parties would have denied that that was the case.
  If the officious bystander had asked them whether they had intended to leave out the conditions this time, both must, as honest men, have said, ‘of course not’.
  Synonyms
  self-important, bumptious, self-assertive, overbearing, overzealous, dictatorial, bossy, domineering, interfering, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, importunate, forward, opinionated
  informal pushy
  archaic pragmatic, intermeddling
  rare obtrusive, busy

Derivatives

officiously

adverb əˈfɪʃəsli

Tom says their leader demanded officiously: ‘Have you got a permit for that?"
Example sentencesExamples
- That was true of France, and might have been true of Germany had it been less officiously policed.
- ‘I've just been talking to the Head of Accounting,’ he says officiously, ‘and this man here is to audit all equipment with any query against it.’
- There was an understanding as to what the CIA's position was, and it would no doubt have been considered gross insubordination if the CIA officiously tried to raise the issue again.
- Vindicated, the Health Officer officiously resumed rounding up the ‘scamps’ who did not comply.

officiousness

noun əˈfɪʃəsnəsəˈfɪʃəsnəs

Yet, the student organisations sought to give it an air of officiousness by claiming that the decision to withdraw the stir would be taken at their executive committee meetings.
Example sentencesExamples
- There's no stuffiness about him, nor any of the officiousness or snobbery that one might expect from a man in his position.
- From the numerous calls and contacts I have had, there are many other victims of mistaken intransigence and officiousness involving private security firms.
- The real problem with referees is the epic self-importance of a fairly large minority of them, their strutting officiousness.
- For those who have experienced officialdom, and for that matter officiousness, there are levels of irony in that poster.

Origin

Late 15th century: from Latin officiosus 'obliging', from officium (see office). The original sense was 'performing its function, efficacious', whence 'ready to help or please' (mid 16th century), later becoming depreciatory (late 16th century).

Rhymes

adventitious, Aloysius, ambitious, auspicious, avaricious, capricious, conspicuous, delicious, expeditious, factitious, fictitious, flagitious, judicious, lubricious, malicious, Mauritius, meretricious, nutritious, pernicious, propitious, repetitious, seditious, siliceous, superstitious, suppositious, surreptitious, suspicious, vicious

Definition of officious in US English:

officious

adjectiveəˈfɪʃəsəˈfiSHəs

1Assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, especially with regard to petty or trivial matters.
（尤指在小事上）摆官架子的，官气十足的
the security people were very officious
休息厅里的保安人员甚至还要神气活现。
Example sentencesExamples
- It is not arrogant, officious, overbearing or patronising.
- Two social workers arrived at my place of work two weeks later and in a very high handed and officious manner insisted on ‘interviewing’ me in front of my staff.
- The problems are that it easily becomes a weapon in the hands of the officious, ignorant and punitive supervisor.
- His officious and arrogant attitude towards players has also, remarkably, gone unpunished.
- The worst were the overly officious customs officials who are no advert for American hospitality.
- What we really need there is officious immigration authorities who are willing to say ‘Nope, from now on you're Tina; trust me on this one.’
- Though stiff-necked and officious, the commanders aren't demonized nor singled out for blame.
- And if you throw into the mix Southport's officious stewards then the ugly was very much on display as an end of season clash became spicier than anyone could have thought.
- The hotel manager in Gansu is officious, just like the clean, well-appointed government facility she oversees.
- An officious man forced me to wait by the door as another patron was seated.
- A polite but officious clerk explained he could not board the aircraft as he was a ‘high-level security risk’.
- Our underlying concern is that we could get one or two officious people policing it.
- An officious camp guard, armed with a stout pole for the purposes of crowd control, herds them roughly away.
- The officious official declared authoritatively: ‘It's already been decided that whether or not you have a ticket, you are not welcome.’
- They all seemed impatient and officious and preoccupied.
- Hospitals could be pointlessly officious on such matters as visiting rights for parents.
- I was stopped at the University gates by an officious guard who asked me for my faculty card.
- Rangers were right to be upset by how the officious referee handled the match.
- Overly officious, he issued an amazing 10 yellow cards and one red, in what wasn't a dirty game.
- Almost all desirable buildings in New York are co-ops, run by officious, and sometimes vicious, board members who place stringent criteria on new members.
Synonyms
peremptory, high-handed, commanding, imperial, overbearing, overweening, domineering, authoritarian, dictatorial, authoritative, lordly, assertive, dominating, bullish, forceful, bossy, arrogant
1. 1.1 Intrusively enthusiastic in offering help or advice; interfering.
  过分殷勤的；爱管闲事的
  an officious bystander
  一个爱管闲事的旁观者。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Ralph was eager to talk to Alex about something important, but he was interrupted by Edward who was busy being officious.
  Had an officious bystander raised the possibility, can one doubt that George would have ridiculed it?
  I have little doubt that they would have said so to an officious bystander.
  Should you find yourself getting a wee bit officious in your personal communications, remember the wise advice of Confucious: Be nice, go far.
  You're strolling absent-mindedly down Coney Street, glancing idly at the displays in shop windows, when an officious little man in a yellow reflective jacket pops out of nowhere and accosts you.
  It is, however, often imprudent and officious to try and fix the problems and arbitrate the quarrels of strangers.
  And it would be essential if, but only if, the material that was being filmed was material of a kind that the inevitable officious bystander would say should not be filmed without consent.
  These officious intermeddlers from Hollywood have no regard for baseball or its rich history of patriotism, and they have no business being at the Hall of Fame.
  I believe that if an officious bystander in 1984 had suggested that, all parties would have denied that that was the case.
  If the officious bystander had asked them whether they had intended to leave out the conditions this time, both must, as honest men, have said, ‘of course not’.
  Synonyms
  self-important, bumptious, self-assertive, overbearing, overzealous, dictatorial, bossy, domineering, interfering, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, importunate, forward, opinionated

Origin

Late 15th century: from Latin officiosus ‘obliging’, from officium (see office). The original sense was ‘performing its function, efficacious’, whence ‘ready to help or please’ (mid 16th century), later becoming depreciatory (late 16th century).

词汇	officious
释义	Definition of officious in English: officious adjective əˈfɪʃəsəˈfɪʃəs 1Assertive of authority in a domineering way, especially with regard to trivial matters. （尤指在小事上）摆官架子的，官气十足的 the security people were very officious 休息厅里的保安人员甚至还要神气活现。 Example sentencesExamples And if you throw into the mix Southport's officious stewards then the ugly was very much on display as an end of season clash became spicier than anyone could have thought. Rangers were right to be upset by how the officious referee handled the match. Hospitals could be pointlessly officious on such matters as visiting rights for parents. They all seemed impatient and officious and preoccupied. Almost all desirable buildings in New York are co-ops, run by officious, and sometimes vicious, board members who place stringent criteria on new members. His officious and arrogant attitude towards players has also, remarkably, gone unpunished. What we really need there is officious immigration authorities who are willing to say ‘Nope, from now on you're Tina; trust me on this one.’ The officious official declared authoritatively: ‘It's already been decided that whether or not you have a ticket, you are not welcome.’ An officious camp guard, armed with a stout pole for the purposes of crowd control, herds them roughly away. A polite but officious clerk explained he could not board the aircraft as he was a ‘high-level security risk’. The worst were the overly officious customs officials who are no advert for American hospitality. Overly officious, he issued an amazing 10 yellow cards and one red, in what wasn't a dirty game. An officious man forced me to wait by the door as another patron was seated. The hotel manager in Gansu is officious, just like the clean, well-appointed government facility she oversees. Our underlying concern is that we could get one or two officious people policing it. Though stiff-necked and officious, the commanders aren't demonized nor singled out for blame. It is not arrogant, officious, overbearing or patronising. Two social workers arrived at my place of work two weeks later and in a very high handed and officious manner insisted on ‘interviewing’ me in front of my staff. I was stopped at the University gates by an officious guard who asked me for my faculty card. The problems are that it easily becomes a weapon in the hands of the officious, ignorant and punitive supervisor. Synonyms peremptory, high-handed, commanding, imperial, overbearing, overweening, domineering, authoritarian, dictatorial, authoritative, lordly, assertive, dominating, bullish, forceful, bossy, arrogant 1.1 Intrusively enthusiastic in offering help or advice; interfering. 过分殷勤的；爱管闲事的 an officious bystander 一个爱管闲事的旁观者。 Example sentencesExamples These officious intermeddlers from Hollywood have no regard for baseball or its rich history of patriotism, and they have no business being at the Hall of Fame. I have little doubt that they would have said so to an officious bystander. Ralph was eager to talk to Alex about something important, but he was interrupted by Edward who was busy being officious. Had an officious bystander raised the possibility, can one doubt that George would have ridiculed it? It is, however, often imprudent and officious to try and fix the problems and arbitrate the quarrels of strangers. And it would be essential if, but only if, the material that was being filmed was material of a kind that the inevitable officious bystander would say should not be filmed without consent. Should you find yourself getting a wee bit officious in your personal communications, remember the wise advice of Confucious: Be nice, go far. You're strolling absent-mindedly down Coney Street, glancing idly at the displays in shop windows, when an officious little man in a yellow reflective jacket pops out of nowhere and accosts you. I believe that if an officious bystander in 1984 had suggested that, all parties would have denied that that was the case. If the officious bystander had asked them whether they had intended to leave out the conditions this time, both must, as honest men, have said, ‘of course not’. Synonyms self-important, bumptious, self-assertive, overbearing, overzealous, dictatorial, bossy, domineering, interfering, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, importunate, forward, opinionated informal pushy archaic pragmatic, intermeddling rare obtrusive, busy Derivatives officiously adverb əˈfɪʃəsli Tom says their leader demanded officiously: ‘Have you got a permit for that?" Example sentencesExamples That was true of France, and might have been true of Germany had it been less officiously policed. ‘I've just been talking to the Head of Accounting,’ he says officiously, ‘and this man here is to audit all equipment with any query against it.’ There was an understanding as to what the CIA's position was, and it would no doubt have been considered gross insubordination if the CIA officiously tried to raise the issue again. Vindicated, the Health Officer officiously resumed rounding up the ‘scamps’ who did not comply. officiousness noun əˈfɪʃəsnəsəˈfɪʃəsnəs Yet, the student organisations sought to give it an air of officiousness by claiming that the decision to withdraw the stir would be taken at their executive committee meetings. Example sentencesExamples There's no stuffiness about him, nor any of the officiousness or snobbery that one might expect from a man in his position. From the numerous calls and contacts I have had, there are many other victims of mistaken intransigence and officiousness involving private security firms. The real problem with referees is the epic self-importance of a fairly large minority of them, their strutting officiousness. For those who have experienced officialdom, and for that matter officiousness, there are levels of irony in that poster. Origin Late 15th century: from Latin officiosus 'obliging', from officium (see office). The original sense was 'performing its function, efficacious', whence 'ready to help or please' (mid 16th century), later becoming depreciatory (late 16th century). Rhymes adventitious, Aloysius, ambitious, auspicious, avaricious, capricious, conspicuous, delicious, expeditious, factitious, fictitious, flagitious, judicious, lubricious, malicious, Mauritius, meretricious, nutritious, pernicious, propitious, repetitious, seditious, siliceous, superstitious, suppositious, surreptitious, suspicious, vicious Definition of officious in US English: officious adjectiveəˈfɪʃəsəˈfiSHəs 1Assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, especially with regard to petty or trivial matters. （尤指在小事上）摆官架子的，官气十足的 the security people were very officious 休息厅里的保安人员甚至还要神气活现。 Example sentencesExamples It is not arrogant, officious, overbearing or patronising. Two social workers arrived at my place of work two weeks later and in a very high handed and officious manner insisted on ‘interviewing’ me in front of my staff. The problems are that it easily becomes a weapon in the hands of the officious, ignorant and punitive supervisor. His officious and arrogant attitude towards players has also, remarkably, gone unpunished. The worst were the overly officious customs officials who are no advert for American hospitality. What we really need there is officious immigration authorities who are willing to say ‘Nope, from now on you're Tina; trust me on this one.’ Though stiff-necked and officious, the commanders aren't demonized nor singled out for blame. And if you throw into the mix Southport's officious stewards then the ugly was very much on display as an end of season clash became spicier than anyone could have thought. The hotel manager in Gansu is officious, just like the clean, well-appointed government facility she oversees. An officious man forced me to wait by the door as another patron was seated. A polite but officious clerk explained he could not board the aircraft as he was a ‘high-level security risk’. Our underlying concern is that we could get one or two officious people policing it. An officious camp guard, armed with a stout pole for the purposes of crowd control, herds them roughly away. The officious official declared authoritatively: ‘It's already been decided that whether or not you have a ticket, you are not welcome.’ They all seemed impatient and officious and preoccupied. Hospitals could be pointlessly officious on such matters as visiting rights for parents. I was stopped at the University gates by an officious guard who asked me for my faculty card. Rangers were right to be upset by how the officious referee handled the match. Overly officious, he issued an amazing 10 yellow cards and one red, in what wasn't a dirty game. Almost all desirable buildings in New York are co-ops, run by officious, and sometimes vicious, board members who place stringent criteria on new members. Synonyms peremptory, high-handed, commanding, imperial, overbearing, overweening, domineering, authoritarian, dictatorial, authoritative, lordly, assertive, dominating, bullish, forceful, bossy, arrogant 1.1 Intrusively enthusiastic in offering help or advice; interfering. 过分殷勤的；爱管闲事的 an officious bystander 一个爱管闲事的旁观者。 Example sentencesExamples Ralph was eager to talk to Alex about something important, but he was interrupted by Edward who was busy being officious. Had an officious bystander raised the possibility, can one doubt that George would have ridiculed it? I have little doubt that they would have said so to an officious bystander. Should you find yourself getting a wee bit officious in your personal communications, remember the wise advice of Confucious: Be nice, go far. You're strolling absent-mindedly down Coney Street, glancing idly at the displays in shop windows, when an officious little man in a yellow reflective jacket pops out of nowhere and accosts you. It is, however, often imprudent and officious to try and fix the problems and arbitrate the quarrels of strangers. And it would be essential if, but only if, the material that was being filmed was material of a kind that the inevitable officious bystander would say should not be filmed without consent. These officious intermeddlers from Hollywood have no regard for baseball or its rich history of patriotism, and they have no business being at the Hall of Fame. I believe that if an officious bystander in 1984 had suggested that, all parties would have denied that that was the case. If the officious bystander had asked them whether they had intended to leave out the conditions this time, both must, as honest men, have said, ‘of course not’. Synonyms self-important, bumptious, self-assertive, overbearing, overzealous, dictatorial, bossy, domineering, interfering, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, importunate, forward, opinionated Origin Late 15th century: from Latin officiosus ‘obliging’, from officium (see office). The original sense was ‘performing its function, efficacious’, whence ‘ready to help or please’ (mid 16th century), later becoming depreciatory (late 16th century).
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