英语词汇“pettifogger”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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pettifogger /ˈpɛtɪˌfɒɡə/ n

a lawyer of inferior status who conducts unimportant cases, esp one who is unscrupulous or resorts to trickery
any person who quibbles or fusses over details

Etymology: 16th Century: from petty + fogger, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Fugger, name of a family (C15–16) of German financiers

ˈpettiˌfoggery n

pet•ti•fog v. [no object], -fogged, -fog•ging.

to raise objections about small, unimportant matters.

pet•ti•fog•ger, n. [countable]

pet•ti•fog v.i., -fogged, -fog•ging.

to bicker or quibble over trifles or unimportant matters.
to carry on a petty, shifty, or unethical law business.
to practice chicanery of any sort.

Middle Low German voger or Middle Dutch voeger one who arranges things; akin to Old English gefōg a joining
back formation from pettifogger, equivalent. to petty + fogger 1605–15

pet′ti•fog′ger, n.
pet′ti•fog′ger•y, n.

单词	pettifogger
释义	Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pettifogger /ˈpɛtɪˌfɒɡə/ n a lawyer of inferior status who conducts unimportant cases, esp one who is unscrupulous or resorts to trickery any person who quibbles or fusses over details Etymology: 16th Century: from petty + fogger, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Fugger, name of a family (C15–16) of German financiers ˈpettiˌfoggery n WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 pet•ti•fog /ˈpɛtiˌfɑg, -ˌfɔg/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -fogged, -fog•ging. to raise objections about small, unimportant matters. pet•ti•fog•ger, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pet•ti•fog (pet′ē fog′, -fôg′),USA pronunciation v.i., -fogged, -fog•ging. to bicker or quibble over trifles or unimportant matters. to carry on a petty, shifty, or unethical law business. to practice chicanery of any sort. Middle Low German voger or Middle Dutch voeger one who arranges things; akin to Old English gefōg a joining back formation from pettifogger, equivalent. to petty + fogger 1605–15 pet′ti•fog′ger, n. pet′ti•fog′ger•y, n.
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