nitpicker
noun[C]
informaldisapprovinguk/ˈnɪt.pɪk.ər/us/ˈnɪt.pɪk.ɚ/someone whofindsfaultsindetailsthat are notimportant:
挑剔的人,爱吹毛求疵的人Somepeoplemay say I'm being a nitpicker.有些人可能会说我是在吹毛求疵。
The nitpicker in me had tomentionthat theflatwasn'tcompletelyclean.如果要挑毛病的话,那我必须得说这个公寓不是特别干净。
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nitpick
- Heperformedvery well, but a nitpicker mightthinkhe wasn'texactlyrightfor thepart.
- We getauditedby some nitpicker who alwaysfindssomethingwrong.
- She's aperfectionist, and a self-admitted nitpicker.
Disapproving & criticizing
- anathematize
- animadversion
- aspersion
- assail
- aw
- backbite
- criticism
- dim
- fault
- niggle
- nitpick
- nitpicking
- peanut gallery
- people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stonesidiom
- personalization
- personalize
- philippic
- pick
- sarky
- tear