caviler

n. 吹毛求疵的人

发音

US

词形变化

cavilers 复数 cavilers

别名

caviller

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who cavils; a faultfinder, quibbler or nitpicker

    1817 John Nicholas - Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century a man who comments on the Bible affords all the opportunity a caviler could wish for.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

caviller pettifogger quibbler

上位词 1

malcontent

词源

From cavil + -er.

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