He was an officious bureaucrat who always had to have the last word.
他是个爱管闲事的官僚，总是要说最后一句话。
Select the best synonym for the word “officious”:
A — intrusive. “officious” means adj. meddlesome interfering bossy
In his eagerness to help, Tom was often perceived as __________ when he gave unsolicited advice.
A — officious. “officious” means adj. meddlesome interfering bossy
officious — adj. meddlesome interfering bossy. In Chinese: 爱管闲事的，好为人师的.
officious is pronounced /əˈfɪʃəs/. It breaks into 3 syllables: of · fi · cious.
He was an officious bureaucrat who always had to have the last word. (他是个爱管闲事的官僚，总是要说最后一句话。)
meddling, interfering — all close in meaning to officious (adj. meddlesome interfering bossy).
Yes. officious appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 800+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
office (public affairs) + ious → meddlesome, officious