quibble

quibble是兼具名詞和動詞用法的英語辭彙。作為名詞時，常指對瑣事的吹毛求疵或模稜兩可的言辭；作為動詞時，多表示因不重要的小事爭論或過度挑剔。該詞在劍橋詞典中被歸類為B1級辭彙，常見於日常對話或書面語境。其近義詞包括nitpick、cavil，反義詞涵蓋objection等。

基本介紹

• 詞性：名/動   
• 發音：美[ˈkwɪb(ə)l]/英['kwɪb(ə)l]  
• 近義詞：nitpick  
• 反義詞：equivocation, quiddity 
• 辭彙級：B1  
• 變形：quibbles/quibbling  

詞性與釋義

1. 名詞用法：指吹毛求疵的反對意見、模稜兩可的遁詞或雙關語，例如"The only quibble about this book is the lack of colour illustrations"。
2. 動詞用法：表示因瑣事爭論（如"quibble over a couple of dollars"）或詭辯、挑剔、說模稜兩可的話。

發音與變形

• 截至2025年4月，美式發音為[ˈkwɪb(ə)l]，英式發音為['kwɪb(ə)l]
• 第三人稱單數：quibbles
• 現在分詞：quibbling
• 過去式：quibbled

用法示例

1. "They spend far too much time quibbling over details"（動詞用法，強調過度拘泥細節）
2. "Don't quibble about unimportant things with me"（動詞用法，表示避免無謂爭論）
3. "The committee's quibble delayed the decision"（名詞用法，指無意義的反對）

辭彙級別

在劍橋英語分級體系中，quibble被列為B1級辭彙，適用於中級學習者。

近義詞與反義詞

• 近義詞組：nitpick（挑剔）、cavil（吹毛求疵）
• 反義詞組：objection（正式反對）、equivocation（含糊其辭）

雙語例句

• But this is a minor quibble. 這是一個小小的狡辯。
• As defined, it is hard to quibble with. 按照規定，它是很難被挑毛病的
• Don't quibble over the money; pay her what she asks. 不要為那些錢爭吵，就照她要的數目付給她吧。
• Such a quibble did not trouble Livingston and his friends. 這種詭辯並沒有把利文斯頓和他的朋友難倒。
• These kind backers rarely quibble over the network’s content. 這些慈眉善目的支持者很少糾結於廣播的內容。
• These kind backers rarely quibble over the network's content. 這些慈眉善目的支持者很少糾結於廣播的內容。
• Final quibble: The tobacco virus "word" is entirely technical. 最後：那個菸草病毒的“單詞”完全是專業名詞。
• The quibble is an important technique in advertising writing. 雙關修辭手法是廣告語寫作中的重要手法。
• Recently, the "quibble" magazine released its 2010 top ten buzzwords. 日前，《咬文嚼字》雜誌公布了2010年十大流行語。
• I can't quibble with the first, but as for the second I'm a bit dubious. 對第一種解釋，我無可辯駁，至於第二個，我則有些懷疑。
• Why quibble about the Yankees earning an honest penny selling out the Union? 北方佬出賣聯邦賺幾個老實錢，這有什麼不好啊？
• We can quibble, or we can face the brutal truth that we're being out-educated. 我們可以推脫責任，更能夠面對教育落伍的的嚴酷事實。
• But dont let this minor quibble detract from Millers accomplishment, for it is considerable. 但不要讓這個小狡辯減損米勒的成績，這是非常可觀。
• It's possible to quibble with these Numbers, as you'll see when you play with the fields yourself. 當你隨便考慮你自己的領域時會發現，可能用這些數字說些模稜兩可的話。
• When you quarrel with a close friend, talk about the chief tray, don't quibble over the appetizers. 當你和你親近的人吵嘴的時候，試著就事論事，不要扯出那些陳芝麻、爛穀子的事。
• A second quibble is that a euro fund may find it difficult to impose tough conditions on rescue loans. 其次，歐元基金不容易在救助貸款上附加嚴苛的條件。
• In offering this alternative way of looking, I am aware that more is at stake than an academic quibble. 提供這種新的觀看視角並不是學術的詭辯，而是迫於危如累卵形勢。
• Kissinger felt that Rogers was quibbling, but the lawyer in Nixon supported the quibble of a fellow lawyer. 基辛格感到羅傑斯是在挑刺兒。但是，律師出身的尼克森支持了他的同行的挑刺兒。
• Kissinger felt that Rogers was quibjewelry , nonetheless lawyer in Nixon supported the quibble of a fellow lawyer. 基辛格感到羅傑斯在挑刺兒。但是，律師事務所出身的尼克森支持他的同行的挑刺兒。
• Businessmen quibble that they could better tap fast-growing markets in Asia if the BoJ did more to cheapen the yen. 商人們質疑如果日本央行採取更多行動讓日元貶值就會在亞洲的開拓快速增長的市場的做法。
• One can quibble about the accuracy of such a definition but it also conveys the essence of what evolution really is. 對這樣一個定義的精確性還可以吹毛求疵，但是這個定義也表達出了“什麼是進化”的本質。
• There are several other reasons Americans can quibble over the use of GDP per head, especially with reference to Japan. 美國推託使用人均GDP有其他的一些原因，特別是在以日本為參照的時候。
• "Why are you helping Katie? Don't quibble about Mr. Booker!" the headmaster doesn't want to hear the Booker explanation. “為什麼你要幫凱蒂呢？布克先生，不要狡辯了！”校長並不想繼續聽布克的解釋。
• A pragmatist might contend that this is no time to quibble about economic theories. We need measures that get proven results. 實用主義者或許會聲稱，現在沒有時間辯論經濟理論，我們需要能證明結果的措施。
• Fact-checkers quibble that, according to his written plans, he really means 95% of families with children, not 95% of Americans. 追究事實者則反譏說，根據歐巴馬的書面計畫，他的95%指的是有孩子的家庭，而不是95%的美國人。
• But a wise blogger once said that it's a good principle to argue about other people's main points, not to quibble over side issues. 但一位睿智的博主曾經說過爭論就要爭論主要的觀點，而不要去計較邊邊角角的問題。