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）
英英释意
- 1. quibbling over insignificant details;
- "caviling pettifoggers and quiggling pleaders"-Edmund Burke
- "her nagging and carping attack"
- "thought her editor unnecessarily nitpicking"
- "a pettifogging lawyer's mind"
- "had no patience with quibbling critics"