English Dictionary

nitpicking

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 広義 比喩的用法

The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.

日本語の意味

シラミの卵（ニット）を丁寧に取り除く作業

The nitpicking session took two hours as she carefully removed every lice egg from her daughter's hair.

シラミの卵を取り除く作業は2時間かかり、彼女は娘の髪の毛から一つ残らず丁寧に卵を取り除きました。

意味（1）

The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.

意味（2）

(figuratively, by extension) A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.

Of all life's pleasures, I like nitpicking the best. -- Wally in Dilbert

nitpickings （ plural ）