| 釋義 |
quibble /'kwibl; 'kwibl/ n [C] evasion of the main point of an argument, attempt to escape giving an honest answer, by using a secondary or doubtful meaning of a word or phrase. 協(xié)開議論之重點(diǎn); 避重就輕的回答; 支吾; 遁辭。 W~ (over), use ~s; argue about small points or differences: 用遁辭; 爭(zhēng)辯不重要之點(diǎn)或異見： ~ over trivialities. 爭(zhēng)辯瑣屑之事。 quibbler n quibbling adj |