quibble

quibble

英 ['kwɪb(ə)l]
　　美 ['kwɪbl]

n. 謬論；雙關語；遁辭
　　vi. 詭辯；挑剔；說模棱兩可的話
　　vt. 對…詭辯

中文詞源：

quibble 斤斤計較，吹毛求疵，模棱兩可

來自quib,逃避問題實質。-le,表反復。

例句：

1. Let's not quibble.
我們別斤斤計較瞭。

2. Why quibble ? It just amounted to pulling an inconsiderate monkey.
算瞭吧,直當是拉著個不通人情的猴子吧.

3. Such a quibble did not trouble Livingston and his friends.
這種詭辯並沒有把利文斯頓和他的朋友難倒.

4. She's only introducing this as a quibble.
她提出此點,純屬遁詞.

5. " Why quibble about the Yankees earning an honest penny selling out the Union?
" 北方佬出賣聯邦賺幾個老實錢,這有什麼不好 啊 ?