Annoying
“Annoying” 描述刺激源:an annoying habit(烦人的习惯)。与 annoyed(人感到烦)形成对照。语气口语、直接,有时带幽默抱怨。
- “The fly buzzing near my ear was really annoying.” (在我耳边嗡嗡飞的苍蝇真烦人。)
- “It’s annoying when the Wi-Fi drops during a video call.” (视频通话时断网很让人恼火。)
- “He has an annoying way of correcting people in public.” (他当众纠正别人的方式很讨人厌。)
同 annoy 一词族:动词 annoy 加 -ing 构成形容词,表示“具有使人烦恼这一特性的”。
-ing 将动词变为形容词,义同“令人……的”,与 interesting、frustrating 结构一致。
社交媒体与弹幕里 “so annoying” 极常见。亲子、室友话题中常出现 annoying sibling / roommate,多带戏谑。
- 固定搭配: “annoyingly honest” (诚实得令人无奈), “find someone annoying” (觉得某人烦人)
- 副词: annoyingly
annoy + ing:正在“惹人烦”的那个东西,就是 annoying。
“The printer made an annoying beep every five minutes until someone unplugged it.” (打印机每五分钟哔一声,烦得不行,直到有人拔掉插头。)