hairsplitting

英 ['heəsplɪtɪŋ] 美 ['heəsplɪtɪŋ]

• adj. 做无益的细小区别；吹毛求疵
• n. 拘泥于细节

英英释义

Noun:

1. making too fine distinctions of little importance;

   "they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously"
   

Adjective:

1. developed in excessively fine detail;

   "finespun distinctions"
   

近反义词

【近义词】

• criticism 批评
• equivocation 模糊话
• nitpicking 挑剔的
• pedantry 迂腐
• pettifoggery 讼棍的手段
• quibbling 诡辩的
• word-splitting 过细地区分词义...
• finespun 细纺的