niggle

vi. 闲混, 为琐事费时, 吹毛求疵, 拘泥小节 vt. 玩忽, 小气地给...

发音

其它 /ˈnɪɡəl/

词形变化

niggles 复数 niggles niggled niggles 三单 niggling niggling 现在分词 niggled 过去式 niggled 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A minor complaint or problem.

  2. 2.

    Small, cramped handwriting.

    废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    To trifle with; to deceive; to mock.

    废旧 及物
  2. 2.

    To use, spend, or do in a petty or trifling manner.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To dwell too much on minor points or on trifling details.

    不及物
  4. 4.

    To fidget, fiddle, be restless.

    英国 不及物
  5. 5.

    To walk with short steps.

    英国 古体 方言 不及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 7

fuss fret squabble bicker quibble brabble pettifog

上位词 5

worry argue fence debate contend

下位词 4

flap dither pother scruple

词源

First attested in 1599. Origin uncertain, but likely borrowed from dialectal Norwegian nigla (“to be stingy, to busy oneself with trifles”), ultimately from Old Norse hnøggr (“stingy; miserly”), related to Old English hnēaw (“stingy; niggardly”). More at niggard.

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