Pettifogging
a. 讼棍的, 骗人的, 诡计多端的, 挑剔的, 诡辩的, 琐碎的, 微不足道的\\nn. 诡计, 欺骗手段
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
pettifogging
adj
(a) (of a person) paying too much attention to unimportant detail, esp in an argument （指人）吹毛求疵的, 挑剔的（尤指在争论中的）.
(b) unimportant; trivial 不重要的; 琐碎的
pettifogging details, objections, etc 无关宏旨的细节、 异议等.
🗣️ 情景例句
It would have been great if we had been able to bottle the smells.
假如我们能将气味装瓶该有多好。
This country is localed in the northern hemisphere.
这个国家位于北半球。
The police were called in, but they could not arrest anyone,
警察被召来了，但他们却不能逮捕任何人，