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nitpick 是什麼意思?
Teacher Sammy
Teacher Sammy
March 27, 2014
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nitpick [ˋnɪtpɪk] 這個字是個動詞,意思是過度挑剔、吹毛求疵
接近中文裡說的「雞蛋裡挑骨頭」
不過英文裡這個詞的由來和頭蝨有關
因為nit 這個字的本義是指頭蝨在頭髮上產的卵
所以 nitpick / pick nits 本來指的是古早時期父母在為小孩除頭蝨時
必須仔細撥開頭髮徹底清除所有蟲卵的行為
後來引申為現在這個意思

造個句:

Part of an editor’s job is to nitpick writing flaws.
(編輯的職責之一是仔細挑出寫作瑕疵。)
We shouldn’t waste our time nitpicking when the deadline is approaching.
(期限快到了,我們不該浪費時間吹毛求疵。)
一個喜歡吹毛求疵,挑別人毛病的人就叫 nitpicker

比如:

My mom is a nitpicker. She would have me rewrite her birthday card if I didn’t write in a straight line.
(我媽是個愛挑剔的人。假如我在給她的生日卡裡把字寫歪了,她會要我重寫。)
不過要注意的是,nitpick / nitpicker 是略帶負面意味的字
所以和台灣的中文流行語中說的「龜毛」不全然相同
因為「龜毛」有時是正面的意思,指一個人要求完美
那就應該用 a perfectionist [pɚˋfɛkʃənɪst] 來稱這樣的人
但如果是在嫌一個人太愛做沒必要挑剔時,就可以用 nitpicker 這個字囉

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