A quitter is someone who stops in the middle of a hard thing and does not finish it — the word says they did not have the determination, or the courage, to see it through. You hear it in sport, school, and pep talks: don’t be a quitter.

A quitter is someone who stops in the middle of a hard thing and does not finish itquitter是指一個人在一件困難的事情做到一半就停下來、沒有完成—— the word says they did not have the determination, or the courage, to see it through這個字暗示他們沒有決心，或沒有勇氣把它做完。 You hear it in sport, school, and pep talks你會在運動、學校，還有打氣的話裡聽到它： don't be a quitter「別當個quitter」。

The verb quit can be quite neutral (“she quit the job”), but the noun quitter is usually unkind. It judges character, not just a choice.

The verb quit can be quite neutral動詞quit可以是很中性的， (“she quit the job”)（像「she quit the job」）， but the noun quitter is usually unkind但名詞quitter通常帶有負面意味。 It judges character它評斷的是一個人的個性， not just a choice而不只是一個選擇。

Parents, coaches, and angry friends use it; careful, kind speech often avoids it, or puts it in quotes, because it can crush a student who is tired rather than weak.

Parents, coaches, and angry friends use it家長、教練，還有生氣的朋友會用這個字； careful, kind speech often avoids it比較謹慎、體貼的說法常常會避開它， or puts it in quotes或是把它加上引號來用， because it can crush a student who is tired rather than weak因為它可能會打擊一個只是累了、而不是軟弱的學生。

Though actually, people also use it about themselves, half as a joke, half as a push: I’m no quitter. It is informal. In a formal report you would more likely say that someone withdrew or did not complete the task.

Though actually不過實際上， people also use it about themselves人們也會拿它來說自己， half as a joke, half as a push一半是開玩笑、一半是在激勵自己： I'm no quitter「我可不是quitter」。 It is informal這是一個非正式的字。 In a formal report在正式的報告裡， you would more likely say that someone withdrew or did not complete the task你比較可能會說某人withdrew（退出）或did not complete the task（沒有完成任務）。