| 释义 |
quibble/ˈkwib(ə)l/ n. & v.●n. 1 a petty objection; a trivial point of criticism 挑剔；吹毛求疵 2 a play on words; a pun 文字游戏，双关语 3 an evasion; an insubstantial argument which relies on an ambiguity etc. 遁词，支吾，狡辩，模棱两可的话， ●v. intr. use quibbles 推脱，推诿，讲模棱两可的话，狡辩；讲双关语 □ quibbler n.□ quibbling adj.□ quibblingly adv.[diminutive of obsolete quib, probably from Latin quibus, dative & ablative pl. of qui ‘who’ (familiar from use in legal documents)] |