faultfinder
faultfinder — 名詞
1. a person who habitually looks for and points out small mistakes or faults in oth
吹毛求疵者
習慣挑剔別人小毛病的人
a person who habitually looks for and points out small mistakes or faults in other people, their work, or their ideas, even when the criticism is unnecessary or unfair
The editor acted like a faultfinder, rejecting the article over one missing comma.
那位編輯像個吹毛求疵者，只因為少了一個逗號就退回了文章。
countable noun for someone who criticises minor details
At every family dinner, Grandma turned into a faultfinder, calling the homemade soup too salty.
每到家庭聚餐時，奶奶就變成吹毛求疵者，說自煮的湯太鹹了。
The coach was a faultfinder who criticised every player's technique after each practice session.
那位教練是個吹毛求疵者，每次訓練後都要批評每個球員的技術。
The landlord turned out to be a faultfinder, complaining about dust that nobody else could see.
那位房東原來是個吹毛求疵者，抱怨一些別人根本看不到的灰塵。
often used with 'turn out to be' to show someone's true nature
A faultfinder on the team made the weekly meetings unbearable by questioning every small decision.
團隊裡有個吹毛求疵者，讓每週的會議變得難以忍受，每個小決定都要質疑。
- constant faultfinder
- relentless faultfinder
- petty faultfinder
- reputation as a faultfinder
- act like a faultfinder
- nitpicker
more informal and emphasises attention to tiny, unimportant flaws
- critic
broader and less negative; can be constructive or professional
- complainer
focuses on voicing dissatisfaction rather than finding specific faults
- optimist
someone who focuses on the positive side of things
- praise-giver
someone who tends to point out what is good rather than what is wrong
用法筆記
This word is strongly negative and suggests that the person's criticism is petty or excessive