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

单词	captious
释义	captious —captiously, adv. —captiousness, n. /kap"sheuhs/, adj. 1. apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects; faultfinding; difficult to please. 2. proceeding from a faultfinding or caviling disposition: He could never praise without adding a captious remark. 3. apt or designed to ensnare or perplex, esp. in argument: captious questions. [1350-1400; ME capcious < L captiosus sophistical, equiv. to capti(o) a taking, hence, sophism (see CAPTION) + -osus -OUS] Syn. 1. carping, nitpicking, niggling, picky, testy.
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