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单词 quibble
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
quib•ble /ˈkwɪbəl/USA pronunciation   n., v., -bled, -bling. 
n. [countable]
  1. a criticism about something very small:a few quibbles about an otherwise great success.

v. [no object]
  1. to complain about small and unimportant matters:quibbling over a few dollars.
quib•bler, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
quib•ble  (kwibəl),USA pronunciation n., v., -bled, -bling. 
n. 
  1. an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue.
  2. the general use of such arguments.
  3. petty or carping criticism;
    a minor objection.

v.i. 
  1. to equivocate.
  2. to carp;
    cavil.
  • perh. derivative (compare -le) of quib gibe, apparently akin to quip 1605–15
quibbler, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged evasion, equivocation, sophism, shift, ambiguity.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
quibble /ˈkwɪbəl/ vb (intransitive)
  1. to make trivial objections; prevaricate
  2. archaic to play on words; pun
n
  1. a trivial objection or equivocation, esp one used to avoid an issue
  2. archaic a pun
Etymology: 17th Century: probably from obsolete quib, perhaps from Latin quibus (from quī who, which), as used in legal documents, with reference to their obscure phraseology

ˈquibbler n ˈquibbling adj , n
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