Public nuisance
[化] 公害
📖 牛津释义
public nuisance
1 (law 律) illegal act that is harmful to people in general 妨害公众利益的违法行为
charged with committing a public nuisance 因妨害公众利益而受到指控.
2 (infml 口) person who behaves in a way that annoys people in general 大家厌恶的人
People who park on the pavement are a public nuisance. 把汽车停在人行道上的人很讨人嫌.
🧩 词语组成解析
nuisance
['nusns]
n. 讨厌的东西（人，行为）麻烦事;非法妨害，损害;麻烦事;
🗣️ 情景例句
You'll never guess what I heard.
你永远也猜不到我听说了什么。
I guess so, honey.
嗯，真的。
but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect of elders -- as if mere age were a reason for respect.
但我不会用应当尊重长者这一套陈词滥调来为我自己辨护，似乎年长就是受人尊敬的理由。