“找茬”怎么说

“找茬”游戏盛行已经好多年。“找茬”说白了就是“挑毛病”、“挑刺”，今天咱们就来看看“找茬”怎么说。

1. Nitpick

这个词据说来源于“抓虱子”，nit就是“虱子”，虱子很微小，但实在是很烦人很讨厌，于是人们都要“抓虱子”nitpick，后来这个词就变成了“挑刺儿，找茬”，nit比喻无关紧要的细节。例如：He tried to get her to stop nitpicking all the time. 他试图让她不要总是找茬。

而 nitpicker 就表示“挑刺/找茬的人”。那要形容一个找茬的人怎么说呢？就是nitpicking了，比如：a nit-picking lawyer 喜欢找茬儿的律师。

2. Find fault with someone

Find fault 的意思就是“批评criticize, express dissatisfaction with”，例如：He is such a man who is always finding¹ fault with other people. 他总是找别人的毛病。

She was a difficult traveling companion, constantly² finding fault with the hotel, meal service, and tour guides.

3. Pick a hole in

似乎“找茬、挑刺”就和pick脱不了干系了，pick a hole in / pick holes in，pick apart，pick to pieces 这几个片语都可以用来表示“找茬，挑刺，严厉地谴责”，我们来看几个例子：

As soon as I presented my argument, he began to pick holes in it. 我一表明我的论点，他就开始挑刺。

They picked her apart the moment she left the room. 她一离开房间，他们就开始挑她的毛病。

The new editor picked her manuscript³ to pieces. 新编辑把她的原稿批得一无是处。