hairsplitting

基本解释

• adj.做无益的细小区别；吹毛求疵
• n.拘泥于细节

同根派生

英汉例句

• A hairsplitting distinction; a quibble.
  吹毛求疵作过于细微的区别；吹毛求疵
• Remember that even hairsplitting is not so bad if what is inside the hair turns out to be important.
  我想说，如果在理发业里，如果人们认为“用梳子梳个分头”，也是很重要的，那么，“分头业”也不算是很差的专业化工作。
• If we think of life as a stage show, competition would be those hairsplitting eyes under the stage, and cooperation would be your partners.
  如果把人生比作一场戏，那么竞争就是台下一双双挑剔的眼睛，而合作就是与你一同演出的朋友。
• eg: I am tired of your hairsplitting arguments,let's hurry up and make a decision.
  我对你在鸡蛋里挑骨头的争论感到很厌烦，我们赶快做个决定吧。