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A fusspot is a person who worries and complains about small, things: the cup not matching the , the towel folded the ‘wrong’ way, a tiny mark nobody else can see. It is informal, a little teasing, and a little if you say it to someone’s face — more often you say it about someone. It names the person, not one single act. A parent, a teacher, or a colleague can be a fusspot; the word is not as sharp as control freak, and not as medical as obsessive. British speakers use it freely; will also meet person, which is the same idea in plainer clothes.
龜毛的人、愛挑剔小事的人(口語、帶點調侃)
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
fusspotnoun
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informalA person who makes a fuss, particularly about trivial things.
- My teacher is such a fusspot, he marks us down for handwriting!
fusspotverb
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informalTo make a fuss, particularly about trivial things.
- I hadn't realised then that fusspotting about small details of social disorder was an Australian obsession.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。