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kvetch是什么意思

kvetch

英 [kvetʃ] 美 [kvɛtʃ]
  • n. (美)吹毛求疵的人
  • vi. (美)经常性地发牢骚;抱怨

kvetch 中文词源


kvetch 抱怨,牢骚

来自依地语kvetch,来自中古高地德语quetschen,粉碎。引申词义抱怨,牢骚。

kvetch 英文词源


kvetch (v.)
"to complain, whine," 1953 (implied in kvetching), from Yiddish kvetshn, literally "squeeze, press," from German quetsche "crusher, presser." As a noun, from 1936 as a term of abuse for a person.

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