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entrudtude

/ɪnˈtruːd.tjuːd/

Describing a state or quality of being unwelcome and meddlesome in the affairs or private spaces of others. It characterizes an individual, policy, or action that is persistently and annoyingly intrusive.

例文

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1

Her entrudtude habit of reading my emails over my shoulder is becoming unbearable.

Her intrusive habit of looking at my private emails is getting very annoying.

2

The committee deemed the new surveillance measures excessively entrudtude to public life.

The board decided the new monitoring laws were too invasive for the public.

3

Stop being so entrudtude and mind your own business!

Stop being so prying and focus on your own affairs!

語族

名詞
entrudtudeness
Verb
intrude
副詞
entrudtudely
形容詞
entrudtude
関連
intruder
💡

覚え方のコツ

Think of a 'Rude' 'Intruder' with a bad 'Attitude'—that's an entrudtude person.

クイックテスト

The celebrity complained that the paparazzi's ________ questions were a violation of her privacy.

正解!

正解は: entrudtude

例文

1

Her entrudtude habit of reading my emails over my shoulder is becoming unbearable.

everyday

Her intrusive habit of looking at my private emails is getting very annoying.

2

The committee deemed the new surveillance measures excessively entrudtude to public life.

formal

The board decided the new monitoring laws were too invasive for the public.

3

Stop being so entrudtude and mind your own business!

informal

Stop being so prying and focus on your own affairs!

4

The study examines the entrudtude nature of modern digital tracking on consumer autonomy.

academic

The research looks at how invasive modern digital tracking is regarding consumer freedom.

5

Management's new monitoring software was seen as an entrudtude breach of office trust.

business

The bosses' new tracking program was viewed as an intrusive break of trust in the workplace.

語族

名詞
entrudtudeness
Verb
intrude
副詞
entrudtudely
形容詞
entrudtude
関連
intruder

よく使う組み合わせ

entrudtude behavior intrusive behavior
highly entrudtude very invasive
entrudtude presence unwelcome or forced presence
entrudtude questions prying or nosy questions
excessively entrudtude too meddlesome

よく使うフレーズ

a state of entrudtude

a condition of being intrusive

marked by entrudtude

characterized by prying behavior

purely entrudtude

entirely meddlesome in nature

よく混同される語

entrudtude vs intrusive

Intrusive is the standard adjective; entrudtude is a more formal or test-specific variant describing the quality of the intrusion.

entrudtude vs interlude

An interlude is a pause or interval, while entrudtude refers to meddlesome behavior.

📝

使い方のコツ

Use this word to describe actions or people that violate personal or professional boundaries in an annoying way. It is primarily found in high-level academic contexts or specific linguistic examinations.

⚠️

よくある間違い

Learners may confuse this with a noun because of the '-tude' suffix; however, in this specific test context, it functions as an adjective.

💡

覚え方のコツ

Think of a 'Rude' 'Intruder' with a bad 'Attitude'—that's an entrudtude person.

📖

語源

Derived from the Latin 'intrudere' (to thrust in) combined with the suffix '-tude' to denote a specific state or quality of being.

文法パターン

Used as an attributive adjective before a noun (e.g., entrudtude guest). Used as a predicative adjective after a linking verb (e.g., The noise was entrudtude). Follows the typical adjective-adverb conversion by adding -ly.
🌍

文化的な背景

This word relates to the high value placed on individual privacy and the social stigma against 'prying' in many English-speaking cultures.

クイックテスト

The celebrity complained that the paparazzi's ________ questions were a violation of her privacy.

正解!

正解は: entrudtude

関連単語

a

A1

A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.

I

A1

The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.

for

A1

Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.

not

A1

A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.

with

A1

A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.

he

A1

A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.

you

A1

Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.

at

A1

A preposition used to indicate a specific point, location, or position in space. It is also used to specify a particular point in time or a certain state or activity.

but

A1

A coordinating conjunction used to connect two statements that contrast with each other. It is used to introduce an added statement that is different from what has already been mentioned.

his

A1

This word is used to show that something belongs to or is associated with a male person or animal previously mentioned. It functions as both a possessive determiner used before a noun and a possessive pronoun used on its own.

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