英:['fɔ:ltˌfaɪndɪŋ]
美:['fɔltˌfaɪndɪŋ]
英:['fɔ:ltˌfaɪndɪŋ]
美:['fɔltˌfaɪndɪŋ]
找茬子,挑剔;
喜欢挑剔的,吹毛求疵的;
fault·find·ing
fawlt faIn dIng
Noun
1. persistent petty and unjustified criticism
Adjective
1. tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions;
"a counselor tries not to be faultfinding"
2. tending to find and call attention to faults;
"a captious pedant"
"an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor"
The first known use of faultfinding was circa 1611
1 She had not made herself, her loving, rough boys, and her stern, faultfinding husband, had moulded not only her features, but her character.
2 Hearing examiners should have the discretion to allow opening statements by staff attorneys and attorneys for the parties, as long as they are consistent with fact-finding, not faultfinding, its report says.
3 Her husband had long been crippled with rheumatism, and was bitter and faultfinding.
4 She knew, too, that to hide these facts her aunt would probably seize the first opportunity for faultfinding, and make her anger a cloak to hide the fact that her heart was breaking.
5 They treat their friends with the greatest consideration; but as soon as their friends are gone, the pleasant voice changes into crossness or harshness and faultfinding, and the pleasantness of manner disappears.
6 It is all we have, and you told me—" Gordon broke in irritably: "My dear Gloria, spare me this painful faultfinding.
7 The GAO’s conclusions are not faultfinding after the fact.
8 Attributing blame or fault; implying or conveying censure; faultfinding; censorious.
9 On no subject are the Bahá’í teaching more imperative and uncompromising than on the requirement to abstain from faultfinding.
10 The slipshod informality of the meal, the constant faultfinding of the hostess, made it something of a trial.
11 Nobody ever yet succeeded in that noblest endeavor without abjuring needless faultfinding, croaking and fretting.
12 I'm not in the habit of correcting spelling and grammar on social media, and I'm certainly not going to be faultfinding auntie and point out the error with my note to RSVP.
13 He seemed to have a mania for faultfinding; though doubtless there was much legitimate occasion for the exercise of that faculty.
14 The faultfinding, especially from friends, appears to infuriate Eda, however, who said they are simply doing everything they can to save the family farm.
15 The words were spoken very brightly, without a touch of faultfinding.
16 The faultfinding made the loneliness still harder to bear when, as often happened, the father's work kept him away from home for days at a time.
17 After arriving here she has seemed low spirited, cranky and faultfinding.
18 Those who find fault with him on this score deserve no better titles than those which he applied to them, all the more because he knew the true reason of their faultfinding.
19 The initial judging will be harsh, full of faultfinding and second-guessing.
20 Egbert seemed to find no special satisfaction in this sort of dialogue, his reply having a touch of impatience about it, that was entirely too suggestive of faultfinding.
1 非难
denunciatory criticism disapproval censure disapprobation obloquy animadversion judge charge blame criticize condemn denounce censor disapprove reproach stigmatize dispraise chide hard words have a slap at
4 吹毛求疵
exceptious critical censorious hypercritical carping pernickety nitpicking hairsplitting fault-finding critically fastidiously cavil fastidiousness censoriousness criticize nibble carp peck niggle nitpick Pan find fault find fault with particular fastidious pettifogging quibble pick to pieces fussy bitchy finical nit-picking knock chop logic picksome superlobgoshious picky scrumptious supercritical captious exceptive overnice
5 挑剔
particular delicate picky dainty fastidious anal-retentive nitpicking old-maidish nicely particularity quarrel quiddle nitpick fault nibble at find fault particular about find fault with fussy choosy pettifogging criticize crab carp niggle cavil nit-picking nice vinegary censorious railing nicety kvetch vituperate select blame nit-pick pettifog pick Nice fad vivisection naffing