Hair-splitting
a. 吹毛求疵的
📖 牛津释义
hair-splitting
n [U] making small unimportant distinctions 作过於琐细的分辨.
🧩 词语组成解析
hair
[hɛr]
n. 头发，毛发;（动、植物的）毛;一丝丝，些微;毛发织物;
splitting
['splitiŋ]
adj. 爆裂似的，极快的;
v. （使）裂开， （使）破裂( split的现在分词 );分裂;分开;[俚语]（迅速）离开;
🗣️ 情景例句
Mary, this is Stone's brother Jim.
玛丽，这是世通的兄弟吉姆。
A tattler is worse than a thief.
搬弄是非者，恶劣甚于贼。
Another one? They're delicious -- but no, thank you very much.
再吃一块？味道是很好，但我不要了，非常感谢。