casuist
/ˈkæzjʊɪst/noun
1- a person who uses clever but unsound reasoning, especially in relation to moral questions; a sophist诡辩家。
1.1
- a person who resolves moral problems by the application of theoretical rules to particular instances决疑论者（将理论规则运用于实例以解决道德问题的人）。
派生词
casuistic
adjectivecasuistical
adjectivecasuistically
adverb词源
early 17th cent.: from French casuiste, from Spanish casuista, from Latin casus （see CASE1）.