pettifogging

美 ['pɛtɪfɔɡɪŋ]
  • adj. 骗人的;琐碎的,无用的;诡辩的
  • n. 诡辩,欺骗
  • v. 欺诈;诡辩(pettifog的ing形式)
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pettifogging 吹毛求疵的

来自petty,小的,-fog,词源不详,可能来自fog,放烟雾,使迷惑。比喻用法。

pettifogging
1570s as a verbal noun; c. 1600 as a past participle adjective; see pettifogger. A verb pettifog is rare and attested only from 1640s.
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.

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