quibble
音标发音
- 英式音标 ['kwɪb(ə)l]
- 美式音标 [ˈkwɪb.əl]
- 国际音标 ['kwibl]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- v.争论；推托；说模棱两可的话；说俏皮话；谬论
- n.吹毛求疵；遁辞；谬论；双关话
词根记忆
- quip(n.妙语；借口)的变体
- 来自quib(嘲讽) + ble→吹毛求疵的反对意见
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- quibbling：吹毛求疵的。
- n性质的同根词
- quibbling：诡辩；找碴子；吹毛求疵。
- v性质的同根词
- quibbling：推托；说模棱两可的话（quibble的ing形式）。
英汉例句
- Let's not quibble.
我们别斤斤计较了。 - Why quibble ? It just amounted to pulling an inconsiderate monkey.
算了吧,直当是拉着个不通人情的猴子吧. - She's only introducing this as a quibble.
她提出此点,纯属遁词. - Let's not quibble.
我们别斤斤计较了。 - She's only introducing this as a quibble.
她提出此点,纯属遁词.
词组短语
- nto quibble 狡辩
- quibble subterfuge 因为故意躲闪或掩饰错误
- equivocate quibble 说模棱两可的话
- to quibble 狡辩;调嘴
- pun quibble 有明暗两层含义的话语
短语
英英字典
- to argue about, or say you disapprove of, something that is not important
- a complaint or criticism about something that is not very important
- When people quibble over a small matter, they argue about it even though it is not important.
- A quibble is a small and unimportant complaint about something.