early 17th cent. (in the sense play on words, pun): diminutive of obsolete quiba petty objection, probably from Latin quibus, dative and ablative plural of qui, quae, quodwho, what, which, frequently used in legal documents and so associated with subtle distinctions or verbal niceties
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noun
1.an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
vern
1.evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
2.argue over petty things;
Let's not quibble over pennies
法律
1.狡辯
-quibble
1 . 巧辯
基本注釋 ... ◎ [the ninth of the Heavenly Stems] 天干的第九位,用以紀旬 ◎ [quibble] 巧辯。假借為“佞” ◎ [grandeur] 盛大;莊嚴.
2 . 吹毛求疵的反對意見
【吹毛求疵】gre王牌詞匯:經典詞類(17)[1]... ... nitpick v. 挑剔,吹毛求疵 persnickety adj. 挑剔的;勢利的 quibblen. 吹毛求疵的反對意見;遁詞.