quibble

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英文释义

n. an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
v. evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
v. argue over petty things

中文翻译

n. 遁词, 双关语
vi. 吹毛求疵, 争吵, 说模棱两可的话
vt. 对...诡辩

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记忆技巧

quibble 由拉丁语 quibolare 演变而来，意思是“争论或辩论细节”。可以拆分为 quib-（可能与争论相关）和 -ble（表示能够或倾向于）。理解为“能够争论些微小的事情”。

例句

1. I don't want to quibble over small details in our discussion.
我不想在我们的讨论中对小细节斤斤计较。
2. The lawyer tried to quibble about the terms of the contract.
律师试图对合同条款进行争论。
3. Let's not quibble about who was late; we should focus on the main issue.
我们不要争论谁迟到了；我们应该集中注意力在主要问题上。

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