jobsworth

n. 工作按部就班的人

发音

UK /ˈd͡ʒɒbzwɜːθ/
其它
UK /-wəθ/
US /ˈd͡ʒɑbzˌwɝθ/

词形变化

jobsworths 复数 jobsworths

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who upholds trivial rules unnecessarily and obstructively in order to exercise their (typically minor) authority.

    小官僚

    刻板得不近人情的官员

    贬义 非正式

    The usual council jobsworths came down to tell them to stop playing football.

词源

A compound of job + -s- + worth, derived from the phrase “It’s more than me job’s worth” or “... my job’s worth” as used in denial of a request by a functionary, chiefly popularized by Jeremy Taylor's 1973 song “Jobsworth” and the 1973–1994 BBC television series That’s Life! which focused on consumer affairs and gave a “Jobsworth of the Week” award to “a startling tale of going by the book”.

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