Hayley教口語(yǔ)，“吹毛求疵”用英語(yǔ)怎么說(shuō)？

carp /kɑ?rp/

Carp這個(gè)詞跟complain有點(diǎn)類似，它們之間區(qū)別是，complain通常是可以理解的，而carp的程度，則會(huì)惹惱別人，可能會(huì)讓人不舒服。一個(gè) carp about something 的人并沒(méi)有解決困擾他的問(wèn)題。相反，他一直在抱怨。他們可能無(wú)休止地批評(píng)某人或某事。對(duì)某事吹毛求疵不是抱怨批評(píng)的有效形式。carp最早來(lái)自carpen這個(gè)詞，意思是以一種抱怨的方式具體地說(shuō)。

to complain all the time about matters that are not important

挑剔，找茬，吹毛求疵

If one of your friends carps about what he had for lunch. He may say that nothing tastes good and that he could make a much better dish, but because he is not doing anything to create a better lunch, he is carping about it.

如果一個(gè)你的朋友carp about他午餐吃的東西。他可能會(huì)說(shuō)沒(méi)有什么好吃的，說(shuō)他能做出更好的菜，但因?yàn)樗麑?shí)際上沒(méi)有做任何事情，那么他就是在挑剔。