fault-finding
英 [ˈfɔ:ltˌfaindiŋ]
美 [ˈfɔltˌfaɪndɪŋ]
- n. 吹毛求疵；挑剔
英语词源
- fault-finding (n.)
- 1620s, from verbal phrase find fault (with) (late 14c.); see fault (n.) + find (v.). Related: Fault-finder (1560s).
权威例句
- 1. The aircraft made an unscheduled landing after developing an electrical fault.
- 飞机由于发生电力故障而作了临时降落。
- 2. He could never accept that he had been at fault.
- 他怎么也无法承认是他的错。
- 3. I was disappointed whenever the cook found fault with my work.
- 每当厨师挑剔我干的活儿时，我都非常沮丧。
- 4. It is hard to fault the way he runs his own operation.
- 他经营自己公司的方式无可指摘。
- 5. The data that's being used to fault American education is highly politicized.
- 用来指责美国教育的数据被高度政治化了。