annoying

annoying — adjective

1. describing a person, habit, or situation that gives you a small but constant fee

1.形容詞B1
釋義

describing a person, habit, or situation that gives you a small but constant feeling of being bothered, so you wish it would stop.

例句

The dripping tap in Sofia's bathroom is the most annoying sound she has to live with.

an annoying + noun (attributive use)

Riku found his cousin's habit of cracking his knuckles incredibly annoying.

find + object + annoying

同義詞
  • irritating

    very close in meaning; often suggests something that wears on your nerves over time.

  • bothersome

    slightly formal; describes something that creates a small problem or inconvenience.

  • tiresome

    stresses that the cause repeats so often it makes you weary, not just bothered.

  • vexing

    formal or literary; suggests something that puzzles and bothers you at the same time.

反義詞
  • pleasant

    describes something that gives you a comfortable, enjoyable feeling instead.

  • soothing

    specifically about sounds, voices, or sensations that calm rather than bother.

文法句型

an annoying + noun

be / find + (something) + annoying

it is annoying + that-clause

it is annoying + to-infinitive

用法筆記

Subject is the cause, not the person who feels bothered — say 'the noise is annoying', not 'I am annoying' (which would mean other people find you bothersome). Frequently appears in 'find + object + annoying' and in dummy-it frames ('it is annoying that…' / 'it is annoying to…').

常見錯誤

❌I am annoying because I lost my keys.
✅I am annoyed because I lost my keys.
💡'-ing' describes the cause; '-ed' describes the person who feels it.
❌The traffic noise is annoyed me all night.
✅The traffic noise is annoying me all night.
💡use 'annoying' (the verb form) here, not the past participle.