kvetch是什麽意思

kvetch

英 [kvetʃ] 美 [kvɛtʃ]

n. （美）吹毛求疵的人
vi. （美）經常性地發牢騷；抱怨

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中文詞源

kvetch 抱怨，牢騷

來自依地語kvetch,來自中古高地德語quetschen,粉碎。引申詞義抱怨，牢騷。

英文詞源

kvetch (v.): "to complain, whine," 1953 (implied in kvetching), from Yiddish kvetshn, literally "squeeze, press," from German quetsche "crusher, presser." As a noun, from 1936 as a term of abuse for a person.

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