1
- a slight objection or criticism无足轻重的反对（或批评）意见; 微词：
the only quibble about this book is the price.
人们对该书仅有的一点不满是其价格。
2
- a play on words; a pun双关语。
no obj.
- argue or raise objections about a trivial matter（为小事）争吵, 抱怨; 吹毛求疵, 找岔子：
they are always quibbling about the amount they are prepared to pay.
他们对需要支付的款额总是斤斤计较。
派生词
quibbler
nounquibblingly
adverb词源
early 17th cent. （in the sense 'play on words， pun'）： diminutive of obsolete quib'a petty objection'， probably from Latin quibus, dative and ablative plural of qui， quae， quod'who， what， which'， frequently used in legal documents and so associated with subtle distinctions or verbal niceties.