单词 | hairsplitting |
释义 | hairsplitting —hairsplitter, n. /hair"split'ing/, n. 1. the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions. adj. 2. characterized by such distinctions: the hairsplitting arguments of a political debate. [1820-30; HAIR + SPLITTING] Syn. 2. quibbling, niggling, nitpicking, captious. |
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