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

pet•ti•fog•ging adj.

insignificant;
petty:pettifogging details.
dishonest or unethical in insignificant matters;
meanly petty.

see pettifog, -ing² 1570–80

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pettifogging /ˈpɛtɪˌfɒɡɪŋ/ adj

petty: pettifogging details
mean; quibbling: pettifogging lawyers

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	pettifogging
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pet•ti•fog•ging (pet′ē fog′ing, -fô′ging),USA pronunciation adj. insignificant; petty:pettifogging details. dishonest or unethical in insignificant matters; meanly petty. see pettifog, -ing² 1570–80 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pettifogging /ˈpɛtɪˌfɒɡɪŋ/ adj petty: pettifogging details mean; quibbling: pettifogging lawyers 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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