pettifogging

adj. 骗人的；琐碎的，无用的；诡辩的

n. 诡辩，欺骗

v. 欺诈；诡辩（pettifog的ing形式）

中文词源

pettifogging 吹毛求疵的

来自petty,小的，-fog,词源不详，可能来自fog,放烟雾，使迷惑。比喻用法。

pettifogging: 1570s as a verbal noun; c. 1600 as a past participle adjective; see pettifogger. A verb pettifog is rare and attested only from 1640s.

1. The handling is simple and is a far cry from pettifogging tidy structure.: 处理简单,是相去甚远讼棍整齐的结构.