quiddle

n. 爱挑剔的人, 批评

发音

其它 /ˈkwɪdəl/

词形变化

quiddled quiddles 三单 quiddles quiddling quiddling 现在分词 quiddled 过去式 quiddled 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To talk nonsense or speak vaguely, to waffle

    不及物 罕用

    He couldn't stop quiddling about the weather.

  2. 2.

    To spend or waste time in trifling employments, or to attend to useful subjects in a trifling superficial manner.

    不及物 罕用

词源

From Latin quid (“what”). Cognate with Dutch kwedelen.

来源：wiktionary