"stickles" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 拘泥於小事
• 對小事斤斤計較

Definition

為小事爭論或提出異議，常常拒絕在無關緊要的事情上妥協。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“stickle”及其形式如“stickles”在英語中非常罕見和正式，常見於對小事情斤斤計較時。中文裡接近“吹毛求疵”。

Examples

He always stickles about minor rules.

他總是對小規定**斤斤計較**。

She stickles for perfect grammar in every sentence.

她在每句話中都**挑剔**語法是否完美。

The teacher stickles over punctuation marks.

老師**對**標點符號**很較真**。

My friend stickles over the exact change every time we split the bill.

每次我們分帳時，我的朋友總是對找零**斤斤計較**。

Don’t invite him if he stickles about every detail at parties.

如果他每次聚會都對細節**吹毛求疵**，就別請他了。

She’s the kind of person who stickles even over which chair she gets.

她是那種連坐哪把椅子都要**挑剔**的人。