| 单词 | nitpicker |
| 释义 | nitpicker (once / 369354 pages) n A nitpicker is a person who finds faults, however small or unimportant, everywhere they look. After seeing a movie, a nitpicker lists every tiny thing he or she didn't like about it. Use the informal nitpicker when you're talking about someone who is extremely critical, even when those criticisms seem inconsequential. If you can always find something to complain about, you're probably a nitpicker. This word, from about 1950, comes from the idea of literally picking nits (or lice eggs) out of someone's hair — a nitpicker is as careful and meticulous about finding faults as a literal nitpicker would be about finding each tiny nit. WORD FAMILYnitpicker: nitpickers+/nitpick: nitpicked, nitpicker, nitpicking, nitpicks USAGE EXAMPLESFor a critical 19-month period, she fastidiously blocked its approval while drug company officials maligned her as a bureaucratic nitpicker. Washington Post(Aug 07, 2015) But the historical nitpickers have raised valid points, and the movie’s reputation, not to mention its status in the Oscar race, has clearly been damaged. Salon(Jan 06, 2015) Nitpickers will notice a very subtle color shift when you tilt the phone left to right, especially on whites. The Verge(Nov 12, 2014) n someone who makes small and unjustified criticisms Hyper critic someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments |
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