1775, originally in New England dialect, perhaps a dialectal formation from pest (compare plaguy "confounded, annoying, disagreeable"). Partridge suggests an origin in Essex dialect.
雙語例句
1. Is that pesky lady coming to the office again?
那個討厭的女人又來辦公室 啦 ?
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2. Those pesky salesmen always call at dinner time.
那些討厭的推銷員總是在吃晚飯的時候打電話.
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3. Those pesky people are really annoying.
那群討厭鬼真叫人討厭.
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4. And what about those pesky imbalances?
而且煩人的全球失衡問題怎麽辦 呢 ?
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5. Use Monday Night Football as an opportunity to get housework pesky, if well intentioned , husband underfoot.