Nitpick
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GRE 蓝宝
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v. 挑剔, 吹毛求疵
- ［英］ v. 挑剔, 吹毛求疵 ( pay too much attention to petty details; niggle)
- ［记］ nit ( 幼虫) +pick -> 挑小虫 -> 挑剔
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
kverb
- Etymology: back-formation from nit-picking
- Date: 1966
- intransitive verb
- to engage in nit-picking
- transitive verb
- to criticize by nit-picking
- ? nitpick noun
- ? nitpicker noun
- ? nitpicky adjective
