pettifogging
英式音标:pettifogging怎么读
美式音标:pettifogging怎么读
pettifogging词义
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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)
中文词源
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双语例句
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- 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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pettifogging英文词源
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- 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.
pettifogging实用场景例句
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- ...pettifogging bureaucratic interference.
- 吹毛求疵的官僚干预
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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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