"cavil"是什么意思-"cavil"翻译_cavil的发音、翻译、参考例句-可可查词

cavil: ['kævil]; vi. 吹毛求疵；挑剔
vt. 吹毛求疵；无端指摘
n. 吹毛求疵；苛责；无端的指责

同义词

n. quibble，quiddity
v. carp，chicane

参考例子

1.Although his composition was flawless, the teacher was always cavilling at his handwriting.: 虽然他的作文写得完美无瑕，但老师对他的书法总是百般挑剔。

2.To find fault or criticize for petty reasons; cavil.: 吹毛求疵找碴子或为了琐屑的原因而批评；

3.Most practitioners reject the idea of a "new science" and cavil even at the word futurology.: 大多数实践者反对“新科学”的这一想法，甚至对未来学这个词吹毛求疵。

英文解释

n.: 1.an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections; 2.raise trivial objections

网络释义

cavil: 挑剔; 尖锤; 找错; 吹毛求疵或琐屑的指责;

Henry Cavil: 卡维尔;

cavil about: 挑剔; 挑剔, 吹毛求疵;

cavil at: 挑剔; 无端指南; 找岔子;

cavil at the price: 在价格上的挑剔; 驳价;