| 释义 |
pet·ti·fog
\ˈped.ēˌfäg, -etē-, -fȯg\ verb
(pettifogged ; pettifogged ; pettifogging ; pettifogs)
Etymology: back-formation from pettifogger
intransitive verb
1. : to engage in legal chicanery
2. : to quibble over insignificant details : cavil, bicker
transitive verb
: to plead (as a case) with legal chicanery |