niggle英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A minor complaint or problem.

— The Olympic medal contender's back problem has been described as a "niggle" by the head coach, Charles van Commenee, but Porter's friend and former team-mate Danielle Carruthers revealed that the injury is playing on the Briton's mind.
Small, cramped handwriting. obsolete

动词 v.

To trifle with; to deceive; to mock. obsolete,transitive

— I shall so feed your fierce vexation , And raise your worship ' s storms ; I shall so niggle you , And juggle you , and fiddle you , and firk you
To use, spend, or do in a petty or trifling manner. transitive
To dwell too much on minor points or on trifling details. intransitive
To fidget, fiddle, be restless. UK,intransitive
To walk with short steps. UK,archaic,dialectal,intransitive

— I can see him now with his one eye closed as he came niggling along, and didn't he just give me a grandfather's blessing!

词形变化

niggles plural niggles present,singular,third-person niggling participle,present niggled participle,past niggled past

词汇关系

衍生词

niggler nigglesome niggly

词源

词源 1

First attested in 1599. Origin uncertain, but likely borrowed from dialectal Norwegian nigla (“to be stingy, to busy oneself with trifles”), ultimately from Old Norse hnøggr (“stingy; miserly”), related to Old English hnēaw (“stingy; niggardly”). More at niggard.

词源 2

First attested in 1599. Origin uncertain, but likely borrowed from dialectal Norwegian nigla (“to be stingy, to busy oneself with trifles”), ultimately from Old Norse hnøggr (“stingy; miserly”), related to Old English hnēaw (“stingy; niggardly”). More at niggard.