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单词 pettifogs
释义

pettifogger /petˈi-fog-ər/

noun

A lawyer who deals, often deceptively and quibblingly, with trivial cases

ORIGIN: petty, and MLGer voger a person who does things

pettˈifog intransitive verb

To play the pettifogger

pettˈifoggery noun

pettˈifogging noun and adjective

Paltry, trivial, cavilling (behaviour)

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