pettifog
/ˈpetɪfɒg/verb
1pettifogged, pettifogging
no obj. archaic quibble about petty points〈古〉吹毛求疵, 挑剔。
1.1
- practise legal deception or trickery法律欺诈, 欺骗。
派生词
pettifoggery
noun词源
early 17th cent.: back-formation from PETTIFOGGER.