nosiness
noun[ U ]
disapprovinguk /ˈnəʊ.zi.nəs/ us /ˈnoʊ.zi.nəs/
the quality of being too interested in what other people are doing and wanting to discover too much about them: 爱管闲事，好打听
He was shocked by their nosiness.他对他们好管闲事的程度感到吃惊。
She is fascinated by people - not out of nosiness but from a genuine interest in human beings.她对人很着迷——不是因为爱打听，而是出于对人类的真正兴趣。
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nosy
His patience with small-town nosiness ran out.
Nosiness is all part of her job of studying people and how they communicate.
He was exasperated at his neighbor's nosiness.
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