pettifogging
英 [ˈpetɪfɒgɪŋ] 美 [ˈpetɪfɑgɪŋ]

adj.

讼棍的，骗人的，诡辩的；

n.

讼棍，诡辩，欺骗；

v.

讲歪理，诡辩，做讼棍( pettifog的现在分词 )；

英英释义

pettifogging[ 'peti,fɔɡiŋ, -fɔ:ɡ ]

• adj.quibbling over insignificant details

  "a pettifogging lawyer's mind"

  同义词：cavilingcarpingnitpickingquibbling

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. The handling is simple and is a far cry from pettifogging tidy structure.
   处理简单，是相去甚远讼棍整齐的结构。

权威例句

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