Word · Frequency #19300
niggling
琐碎的;微不足道的
核心释义
petty; trivial
- 1.
琐碎的
Petty
- 2.
令人恼火的
Irritating.
烦人的;令人恼火的;琐碎的;令人恼火的;细小的;琐屑的
用法In use
She couldn't shake a niggling doubt that she had left the stove on.
用法提示:此处 niggling 作形容词,表示微小却不断烦扰人的疑虑。
He felt a niggling pain in his knee every time he climbed the stairs.
用法提示:niggling 在这里形容持续轻微且令人恼火的疼痛。
The office was full of niggling complaints about the new coffee machine.
用法提示:niggling 作定语形容词,指琐碎、令人不快的小抱怨。
niggling [noun]
作定语时,常修饰 doubt、feeling、worry 等表示轻微却持续扰人的事物。
She felt a niggling doubt about the plan.
她对那个计划感到一丝令人不安的疑虑。
be niggling
作表语时,主语通常是令人不快的事物或情况。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a niggling doubt
- 挥之不去的疑虑
- She had a niggling doubt that she had left the door unlocked.她隐隐约约地担心自己没锁门。
- niggling pain
- 隐隐作痛
- He felt a niggling pain in his shoulder all day.他一整天都感到肩膀隐隐作痛。
- niggling details
- 琐碎的细节
- Don't get bogged down in niggling details.别陷在琐碎的细节里。
- niggling worry
- 令人烦恼的担忧
- There was a niggling worry that the plan might fail.心里有一种挥之不去的担忧,担心计划会失败。
- niggling feeling
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
niggling 里藏着 nag(唠叨),琐碎的唠叨令人恼火。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、一般书面语 niggling 多用于日常口语和一般书面语,指细小但让人在意或烦恼的事情;在正式学术写作中较少见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 niggling /ˈnɪɡlɪŋ/ 押韵的词包括 giggling、wriggling、squiggling(都读 /ɪɡlɪŋ/)。smuggling 和 struggling 虽拼写也以 -ggling 结尾,但元音为 /ʌ/,并不押韵。fiddling 的拼写近似,但重读元音后的辅音是 /d/,也不押韵。
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