quibble
quibble
noun
quibbler
noun
quibblingly
adverb
语源
noun
- a slight objection or criticism
无足轻重的反对（或批评）意见；微词
the only quibble about this book is the price.
人们对该书仅有的一点不满是其价格。 - a play on words; a pun
双关语
- [no obj.]argue or raise objections about a trivial matter
（为小事）争吵，抱怨；吹毛求疵，找岔子
they are always quibbling about the amount they are prepared to pay.
他们对需要支付的数量总是斤斤计较。
quibbler
noun
quibblingly
adverb
语源
- early 17th cent. (in the sense 'play on words, pun'): diminutive of obsolete quib 'a petty objection', probably from Latin quibus, dative and ablative plural of qui, quae, quod 'who, what, which', frequently used in legal documents and so associated with subtle distinctions or verbal niceties
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