nuisance

名词 n.
/ˈnjuː.səns/    /ˈnuː.səns/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A minor annoyance or inconvenience. countable,uncountable
    — The neighbor's dog barking throughout the night is a right nuisance - I'm going to complain.
  2. A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience. countable,uncountable
    — You can be such a nuisance when you don't get your way.
  3. Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists. countable,uncountable
    — a public nuisance

词形变化

nuisances plural

词源

From Middle English noysaunce, from Anglo-Norman nusaunce, nussance and Old French nuisance, from nuisir (“to harm”), from Latin nocēre. Doublet of nocence and nocency.
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