名詞 quibble:

1. an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
   同義詞：quiddity, cavil

動(dòng)詞 quibble:

1. evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
2. argue over petty things
   同義詞：niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble

1. Don't quibble about unimportant things with me.
   別為了瑣碎的小事和我狡辯。
2. An equivocation; a quibble.
   遁辭模棱兩可的話; 遁辭
3. A petty distinction or objection; a quibble.
   遁辭微不足道的區(qū)別或反對(duì); 遁辭

quib.ble

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
quib.bled,quib.bling,quib.bles
To evade the truth or importance of an issue by raising trivial distinctions and objections.
用遁辭；詭辯：通過(guò)舉出微不足道的區(qū)別或異議，以逃避問(wèn)題的真相或重要性
To find fault or criticize for petty reasons; cavil.
吹毛求疵：找碴子或?yàn)榱爽嵭嫉脑蚨u(píng)；吹毛求疵
n.（名詞）
A petty distinction or an irrelevant objection.
牽強(qiáng)之詞：微不足道的差別或不切中要點(diǎn)的異議
Archaic A pun.
【古語(yǔ)】 雙關(guān)語(yǔ)

來(lái)源：
Probably diminutive of obsolete quib [equivocation]
可能為 廢語(yǔ) quib的小后綴 [含糊其詞]
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 拉丁語(yǔ) quibus [] quo的與格和奪格復(fù)數(shù) [誰(shuí)，什么（因在法律文件中頻繁使用而來(lái)）] *參見(jiàn) k wo-

【引伸】
quib.bler
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>quibble,carp,cavil,niggle,nitpick,pettifogThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to raise petty or frivolous objections or complaints.:
這些動(dòng)詞所共有的中心意思是.提出無(wú)關(guān)緊要或瑣屑的異議或埋怨.：
例句：
quibbling about minor points of grammar;
對(duì)語(yǔ)法的微小處吹毛求疵；

例句：
an art critic who constantly carped;
總喜歡吹毛求疵的藝術(shù)批評(píng)家；

例句：
caviling about the price of a cup of coffee;
對(duì)一杯咖啡的價(jià)錢(qián)挑刺；

例句：
an editor who niggled about commas;
對(duì)逗號(hào)吹毛求疵的編輯；

例句：
tried to get her to stop nitpicking all the time;
試圖讓她不要總是找茬；

例句：
pettifogging about a trivial clause in a contract.
就合同中一條無(wú)關(guān)緊要的條款挑理