faultfinding
/fawlt-fahyn-ding/US // ˈfɔltˌfaɪn dɪŋ //
找茬,寻错,找错,挑剔
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n.名词 noun
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- : the act of pointing out faults, especially faults of a petty nature; carping.
adj.形容词 adjective
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- : tending to find fault; disposed to complain or object; captious.
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Examples
Such faultfinding probably has as much to do with the zeitgeist as anything else.
Mrs. Hobbs, in spite of her faultfinding and temper, had been a competent and careful housekeeper.
To any who had formed the idea that Mark Twain was irascible, exacting, and faultfinding, they will perhaps be a revelation.
It is no time for faultfinding or resentment, said he, gently.
Nobody ever yet succeeded in that noblest endeavor without abjuring needless faultfinding, croaking and fretting.
A good deal less faultfinding and a good deal more sympathy would be better all around.
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