officiousness

officiousness

1. Therefore, a smart offic ial from the cent ral govern ment would want to keep his relationships with the local govern ment offici als in good balance.

因此聪明的驻地官员，会小心翼翼地维持和当地官员的平衡。

2. Whether she was really an agent of the Thought Police, or simply an amateur spy actuated by officiousness, hardly mattered

她究竟是不是思想警察的特务，还是过分热心的业余侦探，那没有关系。

3. Now the man stamping my passport is grinning between episodes of mock officiousness.

现在那个在我护照上敲章的家伙倒是笑嘻嘻的，还有话没话地调侃着。