“找茬”游戲盛行已經(jīng)好多年?!罢也纭闭f白了就是“挑毛病”、“挑刺”,今天咱們就來看看“找茬”怎么說。
1. Nitpick
這個(gè)詞據(jù)說來源于“抓虱子”,nit就是“虱子”,虱子很微小,但實(shí)在是很煩人很討厭,于是人們都要“抓虱子”nitpick,后來這個(gè)詞就變成了“挑刺兒,找茬”,nit比喻無關(guān)緊要的細(xì)節(jié)。例如:He tried to get her to stop nitpicking all the time. 他試圖讓她不要總是找茬。
而 nitpicker 就表示“挑刺/找茬的人”。那要形容一個(gè)找茬的人怎么說呢?就是nitpicking了,比如:a nit-picking lawyer 喜歡找茬兒的律師。
2. Find fault with someone
Find fault 的意思就是“批評(píng)criticize, express dissatisfaction with”,例如:He is such a man who is always finding fault with other people. 他總是找別人的毛病。
She was a difficult traveling companion, constantly finding fault with the hotel, meal service, and tour guides.
3. Pick a hole in
似乎“找茬、挑刺”就和pick脫不了干系了,pick a hole in / pick holes in,pick apart,pick to pieces 這幾個(gè)片語都可以用來表示“找茬,挑刺,嚴(yán)厲地譴責(zé)”,我們來看幾個(gè)例子:
As soon as I presented my argument, he began to pick holes in it. 我一表明我的論點(diǎn),他就開始挑刺。
They picked her apart the moment she left the room. 她一離開房間,他們就開始挑她的毛病。
The new editor picked her manuscript to pieces. 新編輯把她的原稿批得一無是處。
1. Nitpick
這個(gè)詞據(jù)說來源于“抓虱子”,nit就是“虱子”,虱子很微小,但實(shí)在是很煩人很討厭,于是人們都要“抓虱子”nitpick,后來這個(gè)詞就變成了“挑刺兒,找茬”,nit比喻無關(guān)緊要的細(xì)節(jié)。例如:He tried to get her to stop nitpicking all the time. 他試圖讓她不要總是找茬。
而 nitpicker 就表示“挑刺/找茬的人”。那要形容一個(gè)找茬的人怎么說呢?就是nitpicking了,比如:a nit-picking lawyer 喜歡找茬兒的律師。
2. Find fault with someone
Find fault 的意思就是“批評(píng)criticize, express dissatisfaction with”,例如:He is such a man who is always finding fault with other people. 他總是找別人的毛病。
She was a difficult traveling companion, constantly finding fault with the hotel, meal service, and tour guides.
3. Pick a hole in
似乎“找茬、挑刺”就和pick脫不了干系了,pick a hole in / pick holes in,pick apart,pick to pieces 這幾個(gè)片語都可以用來表示“找茬,挑刺,嚴(yán)厲地譴責(zé)”,我們來看幾個(gè)例子:
As soon as I presented my argument, he began to pick holes in it. 我一表明我的論點(diǎn),他就開始挑刺。
They picked her apart the moment she left the room. 她一離開房間,他們就開始挑她的毛病。
The new editor picked her manuscript to pieces. 新編輯把她的原稿批得一無是處。