說一個人：鼻子老是伸過來
把那個探過來的鼻子當成一個人的習慣，於是變成形容一個人的字。
adjective · C2
Always wanting to find out about things that are not your business, especially other people's private lives, and asking or looking in order to find out.
愛打聽的；好管閒事的
核心畫面
A nose pushed over the fence, at something that belongs to someone else. The nose does not take anything. It just gets far too close.
可以想成一個鼻子從籬笆上探過來，湊到不屬於他的東西前面聞。鼻子沒有拿走任何東西，只是靠得太近了。nosy 的每個用法…更多收起
可以想成一個鼻子從籬笆上探過來，湊到不屬於他的東西前面聞。鼻子沒有拿走任何東西，只是靠得太近了。nosy 的每個用法都在這個畫面裡：有時候說的是那個人，有時候說的是那一次探過去的動作。From the word’s history
From nose plus the ending -y. The word is built straight out of the body part, which is why every use still has a nose in it.
來源資料把 nosy 拆成 nose（鼻子）加上 -y。這個字是直接從身體部位長出來的，所以它每一種用法裡都還看得到那個鼻子。
Wiktionary (kaikki extract supplied in packet), source_ref kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:1095771095:27457
Two branches
講那個動作：探過去看一眼
同一個鼻子，鏡頭從「人」移到「動作」。這一次伸過去可以收成一件事（a nosy），也可以當成一個動作來做（nosy into）。
noun · C2
A good look around a place, especially a place that belongs to someone else and is private, because you want to see what is there. It is used in the phrase 'have a nosy'.
四處看看；探看一下