cavil是什么意思

双语例句

(1) I don't think this is the time to cavil at the wording of the report.

我认为现在不是对这份报告的措辞吹毛求疵的时候

(2)Let us not cavil too much.

我们不要太吹毛求疵。

(3)I don't think this is the time to cavil at the wording of the report.

我认为现在不是对这份报告的措辞吹毛求疵的时候。

(4)A carper will cavil at anything.

爱挑剔的人对什么都挑剔。

(5)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；

(6)Anne, far from wishing to cavil at the pleasure, replied, "I can easily believe it."

安妮决不想对这种乐趣吹毛求疵，于是答道：“这我完全可以相信。”

同义词

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

同根词

词根 cavil

(1)caviler n. 苛责者；吹毛求疵者

释义

v.

make petty or unnecessary objections

无端指摘，挑剔，吹毛求疵

they cavilled at the cost.

他们在成本上挑毛病。

n.

an objection of this kind

吹毛求疵的意见，挑剔。

类似拼写词

cavil v. 无端指摘；挑剔；吹毛求疵

civil adj. 公民的；市民的；国民的；民用的；客气的；有礼貌的；习俗规定的；历法规定的；国内的

词源

"mid 16th cent.: from French caviller, from Latin cavillari, from cavilla ‘mockery’."