kvetch

名词 n. 动词 v.
/kvɛt͡ʃ/    /kvɛt͡ʃ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who endlessly whines or complains; a person who finds fault with anything.
  2. An instance of kvetching; a complaint or whine.
动词 v.
  1. To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly.
    — Is this truth I’m delivering up, or is it just plain kvetching? Or is kvetching for people like me a form of truth?

词形变化

kvetches present,singular,third-person kvetching participle,present kvetched participle,past kvetched past kvitch alternative kvetches plural kvitch alternative

词源

词源 1
From Yiddish קוועטשן (kvetshn, literally “to squeeze, pinch”), from Middle High German quetschen (“crush, press”).
词源 2
From Yiddish קוועטשן (kvetshn, literally “to squeeze, pinch”), from Middle High German quetschen (“crush, press”).
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