音标:['petifɒgiŋ] ;
a. 讼棍的, 骗人的, 诡计多端的, 挑剔的, 诡辩的, 琐碎的, 微不足道的
n. 诡计, 欺骗手段
v argue over petty things

pettifogging的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  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。

词汇搭配

  • pettifog作讼棍

经典引文

  • You are..a well-matched pair of mean, rascally, pettifogging robbers.

    出自:Dickens
  • The face of a poor, damned pettifogging actor.

    出自:F. Swinnerton
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