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find nits in [someone's] hair
nits 指虱子的卵，常用于头发中。
The nurse found nits in the child's hair.
护士在孩子头发里发现了虱卵。
尼特
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尼特
a unit of luminance equal to one candela per square meter, measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
The nurse found nits in the child's hair.
护士在孩子头发里发现了虱卵。
虱子的卵
The egg of a louse.
A candela per square metre.
Synonym of nat (“logarithmic unit of information”).
A player with an overly cautious and reactive playing style.
This display has a peak brightness of 600 nits.
这块显示屏的峰值亮度为 600 尼特。
The phone screen can reach 800 nits, so it stays readable in sunlight.
手机屏幕可达到 800 尼特，因此在阳光下仍清晰可读。
One nit equals one candela per square meter.
1 尼特等于 1 坎德拉每平方米。
nits 指虱子的卵，常用于头发中。
The nurse found nits in the child's hair.
护士在孩子头发里发现了虱卵。
这是英式非正式用法，意思是‘傻瓜’。
Don't be a nit!
别犯傻了！
nit 是亮度单位，常用于描述屏幕亮度。
The new phone screen has a brightness of 800 nits.
新手机屏幕的亮度为800尼特。
Not this
She is nitting a sweater.
Use this
She is knitting a sweater.
nit 是名词，表示‘虱卵’或‘亮度单位’，而 knit 才是动词‘编织’；两者发音相同但拼写和词性不同。此处应用 knit，其现在分词须双写 t 作 knitting。
Not this
He caught a fish in the nit.
Use this
He caught a fish in the net.
nit 不是‘网’，net 才是表示‘渔网、网’的单词。二者为元音不同的形近词，此处应使用 net。
Not this
There are many nit on his head.
Use this
There are many nits on his head.
nit 是可数名词，复数形式为 nits。汉语名词没有复数变化，学习者容易漏加 -s，但英语中表示多枚虱卵必须用复数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
以尼特为单位计量
Screen brightness is often measured in nits.
屏幕亮度通常以尼特为单位计量。
峰值亮度为X尼特
The smartphone has a peak brightness of 1,200 nits.
这款智能手机的峰值亮度为1200尼特。
X尼特的亮度
The laptop offers 500 nits of brightness for outdoor use.
这款笔记本电脑提供500尼特的亮度，适合户外使用。
标称亮度为X尼特
The monitor is rated at 400 nits.
这台显示器标称亮度为400尼特。
吹毛求疵；过分挑剔琐碎细节
His constant nit-picking about my presentation made me lose confidence.
他对我做的演示没完没了地吹毛求疵，让我失去了信心。
Use nit naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 sit 的 s 换成 n 就是 nit：虱卵正坐在发丝上。
语域：formal 常见场景：display technology、photometry、technical specifications 当 nit 表示亮度单位（中文常音译为“尼特”）时，属于技术术语，通常出现在显示设备规格、光度学文献或工程文档中，语体偏正式；日常口语中很少使用。
bit, fit, hit, kit, pit, and knit all rhyme with nit (/nɪt/). Note: knit has a silent k and is pronounced exactly like nit. Beware of the lookalike net (/nɛt/), which has a different vowel sound.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.