Word · Frequency #24729
vexatious
令人烦恼的；使人恼火的
causing irritation or annoyance
- 1.
Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.
引起烦恼或恼怒的；戏弄的；麻烦的
- 2.
Commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, without due cause.
无正当理由仅为制造麻烦而提起的
- 3.
In the habit of starting vexatious litigation and therefore liable to have restraints placed on one's ability to access the courts.
习惯提起无理诉讼而可能被限制诉诸法院的
引起烦恼或恼怒的；戏弄的；麻烦的；无正当理由仅为制造麻烦而提起的；习惯提起无理诉讼而可能被限制诉诸法院的；叫人发急的；使人为难的
In use
The constant noise from the construction site was truly vexatious for the residents.
She found the endless paperwork a vexatious part of her new job.
Dealing with such a vexatious delay made everyone lose patience.
be + vexatious
表示主语令人烦恼的性质。
The constant delays were vexatious.
持续的延误令人恼火。
vexatious + noun
修饰名词，强调令人烦恼或恶意滋扰。
He filed a vexatious lawsuit.
他提起了无理缠讼。
find + object + vexatious
用于表达主观感受。
I find his attitude very vexatious.
Connections
Collocations
- vexatious litigation
- 无理缠讼；滥诉
- The judge dismissed the claim as vexatious litigation.法官以无理缠讼为由驳回了该诉讼请求。
- vexatious litigant
- 惯于无理缠讼的人；滥用诉权者
- The court declared him a vexatious litigant and restricted his right to sue.法院认定他为惯于无理缠讼的人，并限制了他的起诉权。
- vexatious conduct
- 令人恼火的行为；骚扰行为
- Her vexatious conduct made everyone in the office uncomfortable.她那令人恼火的行为让办公室里每个人都不舒服。
- vexatious question
- 令人烦恼的问题
- He kept asking vexatious questions about my private life.他一直问关于我私生活的令人烦恼的问题。
- vexatious person
- 惹人厌烦的人
- Stop being a vexatious person and leave me alone.别再当惹人厌烦的人了，让我静一静。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
vexatious 拆成 vex（使烦恼）+ atious；想象一个叫 Vex 的小怪总来纠缠你，令人恼火。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、法律语境 vexatious 比较常见于正式或法律语境，通常表示“令人烦恼的”或“无理缠讼的”，日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 vexatious 押韵：重读音节都含 /eɪʃəs/，拼写上是 -cious 或 -atious。注意：不要被拼写相似的 -xious、-cious 但元音不同的词迷惑，如 anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/、vicious /ˈvɪʃəs/、conscious /ˈkɒnʃəs/，它们与 vexatious 并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.