captious

a. 吹毛求疵的, 挑剔的

发音

其它 /ˈkæpʃəs/

词形变化

more captious 比较级 most captious 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    That captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.

    诡辩的

    强词夺理的

    废旧
  2. 2.

    Having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections; cavilling, nitpicky.

    挑剔

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

faultfinding

近义相关 1

critical

词源

From Middle English capcious, from Middle French captieux, or its source, Latin captiōsus, from captiō.

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