et.i.quette
AHD:[?t“?-k?t”, -k?t]
D.J.[6et!7ket, -k!t]
K.K.[6Wt!7kWt, -k!t]
n.(名詞)
The practices and forms prescribed by social convention or by authority.
禮節:由社會習俗或權威所規定的常規或慣例
Etiquette and the plural formproprieties denote the forms of conduct prescribed in polite society:
Etiquette 和復數形式的proprieties 指的是文明社會中所規定的行為方式:
“Man is . . . a slave . . . to etiquette” (Frederick W. Robertson).
“人是禮節的奴隸” (弗來得雷克·W·羅伯森)。
Even when she was angry, she observed the proprieties.
annoy
an.noy
AHD:[…-noi“]
D.J.[*6n%!]
K.K.[*6n%!]
v.(動詞)
an.noyed,an.noy.ing,an.noys
v.tr.(及物動詞)
To cause slight irritation to (another) by troublesome, often repeated acts.
使生氣,使煩惱:用煩人的,通常是重復性的行為使(別人)生氣
To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.
打攪,幹擾,擾亂:用屢次的攻擊使人厭煩或打擾
v.intr.(不及物動詞)
To be annoying.
招人討厭,惹人煩惱
Annoy refers to mild disturbance caused by an act that tries one's patience:
Annoy 指用超過某人耐性的行為引起某人輕微的不安:
The sound of footsteps on the bare floor annoyed the downstairs neighbors.
樓上地板的腳步聲吵得樓下住戶心煩。