kvetch
- n. (美)吹毛求疵的人
- vi. (美)經常性地發牢騷;抱怨
詞態變化
中文詞源
來自依地語kvetch,來自中古高地德語quetschen,粉碎。引申詞義抱怨,牢騷。
英文詞源
- 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.