early 17th cent. (in the sense play on words, pun): diminutive of obsolete quiba petty objection, probably from Latin quibus, dative and ablative plural of qui, quae, quodwho, what, which, frequently used in legal documents and so associated with subtle distinctions or verbal niceties
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noun
1.an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
vern
1.evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
2.argue over petty things;
Let's not quibble over pennies
法律
1.狡辩
-quibble
1 . 巧辩
基本注释 ... ◎ [the ninth of the Heavenly Stems] 天干的第九位,用以纪旬 ◎ [quibble] 巧辩。假借为“佞” ◎ [grandeur] 盛大;庄严.
2 . 吹毛求疵的反对意见
【吹毛求疵】gre王牌词汇:经典词类(17)[1]... ... nitpick v. 挑剔,吹毛求疵 persnickety adj. 挑剔的;势利的 quibblen. 吹毛求疵的反对意见;遁词.