单词音标

quibble音标[\'kwibl]

汉语翻译

n. 遁词, 双关语

vi. 吹毛求疵, 争吵, 说模棱两可的话

vt. 对...诡辩

【法】 诡辩, 遁词, 吹毛求疵; 诡辩, 使用遁词, 吹毛求疵

词型变化

名词:quibbler动词过去式:quibbled过去分词:quibbled现在分词:quibbling第三人称单数:quibbles

英语解释

名词 quibble:

an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections

同义词：quiddity, cavil

动词 quibble:

evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections

argue over petty things

同义词：niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble

例句

Don\'t quibble about unimportant things with me.

别为了琐碎的小事和我狡辩。

An equivocation; a quibble.

遁辞模棱两可的话; 遁辞

A petty distinction or objection; a quibble.

遁辞微不足道的区别或反对; 遁辞

详细解释

quib.ble

v.intr.（不及物动词）

quib.bled,quib.bling,quib.bles

To evade the truth or importance of an issue by raising trivial distinctions and objections.

用遁辞；诡辩：通过举出微不足道的区别或异议，以逃避问题的真相或重要性

To find fault or criticize for petty reasons; cavil.

吹毛求疵：找碴子或为了琐屑的原因而批评；吹毛求疵

n.（名词）

A petty distinction or an irrelevant objection.

牵强之词：微不足道的差别或不切中要点的异议

Archaic A pun.

【古语】 双关语

来源：

Probably diminutive of obsolete quib [equivocation]

可能为 废语 quib的小后缀 [含糊其词]

perhaps from Latin quibus [dative and ablative pl. of] quo [who, what (from its frequent use in legal documents)] * see k wo-

可能源自 拉丁语 quibus [] quo的与格和夺格复数 [谁，什么（因在法律文件中频繁使用而来）] *参见 k wo-

【引伸】

quib.bler

n.（名词）

<参考词汇><同义词>quibble,carp,cavil,niggle,nitpick,pettifogThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to raise petty or frivolous objections or complaints.:

这些动词所共有的中心意思是.提出无关紧要或琐屑的异议或埋怨.：

例句：

quibbling about minor points of grammar;

对语法的微小处吹毛求疵；

例句：

an art critic who constantly carped;

总喜欢吹毛求疵的艺术批评家；

例句：

caviling about the price of a cup of coffee;

对一杯咖啡的价钱挑刺；

例句：

an editor who niggled about commas;

对逗号吹毛求疵的编辑；

例句：

tried to get her to stop nitpicking all the time;

试图让她不要总是找茬；

例句：

pettifogging about a trivial clause in a contract.

就合同中一条无关紧要的条款挑理