informal <非正式>
1
- the egg or young form of a louse or other parasitic insect, especially the egg of a human head louse attached to a hair（头虱等寄生虫的）卵; 幼虱。
2
- Brit. a stupid person (often as a general term of abuse)〈英〉笨蛋（常用于辱骂）：
you stupid nit!
你这个笨蛋！
短语
pick nits
- chiefly N. Amer. look for and criticize small or insignificant faults or errors; nit-pick.〈主北美〉吹毛求疵, 挑剔。
派生词
nitty
adjective词源
Old English hnitu, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch neet and German Nisse.
- Austral. informal used as a warning that someone is approaching〈澳, 非正式〉［用作警告］有人来了。
短语
keep nit
- keep watch or act as a guard望风, 守卫。
词源
late 19th cent.: probably from NIX3.