cavil

n. 无端的指责, 挑剔 v. 吹毛求疵

发音

US /ˈkæv.əl/
AU
UK /ˈkæv.əl/
US /ˈkæv.ɪl/
UK /ˈkæv.ɪl/

词形变化

cavils 复数 cavils caviled caviling cavilled cavilling cavils 三单 caviling 现在分词 cavilling 现在分词 caviled 过去式 caviled 过去分词 cavilled 过去式 cavilled 过去分词

别名

cavel cavell

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A petty or trivial objection or criticism.

v.
  1. 1.

    To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.

    吹毛求疵

    挑剔

    不及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

quibble quiddity

上位词 2

evasion equivocation
动词

同义词 2

carp chicane

上位词 1

object

词源

From Old French caviller (“mock, jest, rail”), from Latin cavillor (“jeer, mock, satirise, reason captiously”), from cavilla (“jeering, raillery, scoffing”); cognate with Italian cavillare, Portuguese cavillar, and Spanish cavilar; nominal usage developed within English from the original verbal usage.

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