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。
英语词源
- 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.
权威例句
- 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.