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外刊例句
- Ms Nestle says she would have no quibbles with sweet fizzy drinks if they were sipped occasionally, as a treat.
奈斯特说如果人们只是在吃饭招待的时候偶尔饮用加了甜味剂的碳酸饮料,她不会提出异议。
——《经济学人》 - I’ll take it, and I’ll let others quibble over whether it amounts to a big wave, a modest one or a slosh of something wet and reassuring.
我可以接受,至于究竟是一个大浪,中浪,还是只是溅了一点令人宽慰的小水花,就任凭他人去评说吧。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[verb] to argue or complain about a small matter or an unimportant detail
[动词] 为小事或不重要的细节争论或抱怨
深入解读
quibble源自拉丁语quibus(whom,which)。旧时律师在翻阅拉丁文法律文件时,常在有疑点或含糊不清的地方的页边写上quibus一词,表示质疑。
16世纪从quibus产生了英语单词quib(现已废弃不用),它的意思是“模棱两可的话”或“双关语”。17世纪时quib演变为quibble,它既可用作名词,表示“遁词、托词”,也可用作动词,表示“含糊其词回避问题实质”,有时也表示“(为小事)争吵”或“吹毛求疵的反对意见”。
影视用例
出自1995年美国电影《勇敢的心》(Braveheart,香港译《惊世未了缘》,台湾译《梅尔吉勃逊之英雄本色》)。该片根据苏格兰民族英雄威廉·华莱士的事迹改编,在上映后获得极大的成功,不仅赢得票房上的胜利,亦得到了众多专业影评机构的广泛赞誉,更加囊括了第68届奥斯卡金像奖的“最佳影片”“最佳导演”“最佳摄影”“最佳化妆”“最佳音效剪辑”等5项大奖。
英语词源
quibble:遁词,含糊其词
quibble源自拉丁语quibus(whom,which)。旧时律师在翻阅拉丁文法律文件时,常在有疑点或含糊不清的地方的页边写上quibus一词,表示质疑。
16世纪从quibus产生了英语单词quib(现已废弃不用),它的意思是“模棱两可的话”或“双关语”。17世纪时quib演变为quibble,它既可用作名词,表示“遁词、托词”,也可用作动词,表示“含糊其词回避问题实质”,有时也表示“(为小事)争吵”或“吹毛求疵的反对意见”。
常见短语
“Quibble” 是一个动词,表示对细节小事挑剔或争论,常常是为了回避主要问题或寻找漏洞。
以下是包含单词 “quibble” 的50个短语,附带中文解释:
- Quibble over – 对…吹毛求疵
- Quibble about – 就…争论不休
- Quibble with – 与…争辩
- Quibble about the details – 对细节吹毛求疵
- Quibble over the terms – 就条件进行争论
- Quibble about semantics – 就语义学问题争论
- Quibble with the interpretation – 对解释提出异议
- Quibble about the rules – 对规则争辩
- Quibble about the definition – 对定义问题挑剔
- Quibble over minor points – 对小问题吹毛求疵
- Quibble with the decision – 对决定提出异议
- Quibble about the procedure – 就程序问题争论
- Quibble over the wording – 对措辞进行争论
- Quibble about the cost – 对成本问题挑剔
- Quibble over the timeline – 对时间表进行争论
- Quibble with the assessment – 对评估提出异议
- Quibble about the methodology – 对方法论问题争论
- Quibble over the allocation – 对分配问题挑剔
- Quibble with the conclusion – 对结论提出异议
- Quibble about the process – 就流程问题争论
- Quibble over the price – 对价格进行争论
- Quibble about the quality – 对质量问题挑剔
- Quibble over the details – 对细节争辩
- Quibble with the policy – 对政策提出异议
- Quibble about the implementation – 对实施问题争论
- Quibble over the agreement – 对协议挑剔
- Quibble with the analysis – 对分析提出异议
- Quibble about the requirements – 对要求争辩
- Quibble over the conditions – 对条件进行争论
- Quibble with the proposal – 对提议提出异议
- Quibble about the details – 对细节挑剔
- Quibble over the specifications – 对规格争论
- Quibble with the statement – 对声明提出异议
- Quibble about the presentation – 对演示争辩
- Quibble over the terms and conditions – 对条款和条件进行争论
- Quibble with the argument – 对论点提出异议
- Quibble about the legality – 对合法性问题挑剔
- Quibble over the meaning – 对意义进行争论
- Quibble with the document – 对文件提出异议
- Quibble about the outcome – 对结果争辩
- Quibble over the deadline – 对截止日期进行争论
- Quibble with the explanation – 对解释提出异议
- Quibble about the accuracy – 对准确性问题挑剔
- Quibble over the process – 对流程进行争论
- Quibble with the evaluation – 对评估提出异议
- Quibble about the standards – 对标准争辩
- Quibble over the methodology – 对方法进行争论
- Quibble with the interpretation – 对解释提出异议
- Quibble about the conditions – 对条件挑剔
- Quibble over the wording – 对措辞争辩
同近义词
- grumble: to complain about sb/sth in a bad-tempered way
- grouse: to complain about sb/sth in a way that other people find annoying
- moan: [informal disapproving] to make a complaint in an unhappy voice, usually about something that does not seem important to other people