pettifogging

英 [ˈpetɪfɒɡɪŋ]

美 [ˈpetɪfɔːɡɪŋ]

adj.  吹毛求疵; 挑剔的; 琐碎的

牛津词典

adj.

• 吹毛求疵；挑剔的；琐碎的
  paying too much attention to unimportant details; concerned with unimportant things

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 吹毛求疵的；过分关注琐事的
  You can describe an action or situation aspettifoggingwhen you think that unnecessary attention is being paid to unimportant, boring details.
  1. ...pettifogging bureaucratic interference.
     吹毛求疵的官僚干预

双语例句

• Trying to make up for this mistake by imposing pettifogging conditions on assisted institutions is more likely to compound the error than to reduce it.
  这种怯懦令人沮丧。通过对受救助机构施加挑剔的条件，来设法弥补这一错误，只可能加剧而非减轻错误。
• See through the trick of pettifogging "fu hui"
  识破诡辩的“附会”把戏