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hairsplitter
英音 [ ˈheəˌsplɪtə(r) ]
美音 [ ˈherˌsplɪtər ]
释义
n. 拘泥于琐事的人；强词夺理的人
例句
1·Fortunately, the night manager was neither a hairsplitter nor a fool.
好在这位夜班经理既不是吹毛求疵的人，也不是脓包。
2·Smith is a real hairsplitter . If you say the train arrived just on time, he'll say it was at least thirty seconds late.
斯密史是吹毛求疵的人。如果你说火车刚好准时到达，他会说火车至少迟了三十秒。
同根词
词根 hairsplitter
hairsplitting
adj
吹毛求疵的
hairsplitting
n
拘泥于细节
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