Old English hnitu "louse egg, nit," from Proto-Germanic *hnitu- (cognates: Norwegian nit, Middle Dutch nete, Dutch neet, Middle High German niz, German Niß), from PIE root *knid- "egg of a louse" (cognates: Russian, Polish gnida, Czech knida; Greek konidos, genitive konis "egg of a louse").
雙語例句
1. A lot of nit-picking was going on about irrelevant things.
對於毫不相幹的事情進行大量吹毛求疵的批評。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I'd rather leave the business than work with such a nit.
我寧願離開公司，也不願和這樣的笨蛋一起工作。
來自柯林斯例句
3. A show of debate, delegates were allowed to nit - pick a few details.
為了要做出辯論的樣子, 與會代表們被準許挑剔若幹細節.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. Larkin's talking to James Brady, the president of NIT.
拉金正與詹姆斯.布朗迪, NIT的 總裁會談.
來自互聯網
5. You're the first to know about the merger between International Computer and NIT.