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 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
office (public affairs) + ious → meddlesome, officious