to cavil
01
吹毛求疵, 无端挑剔
to make objections, often over small details without a good reason
Intransitive: to cavil at sth | to cavil about sth
例子
Despite the delicious dinner, she could n't help but cavil about the tablecloth not matching the décor.
尽管晚餐很美味，她还是忍不住对桌布与装饰不匹配吹毛求疵。
Some coworkers tend to cavil about office temperatures, finding fault with the thermostat setting.
一些同事倾向于对办公室的温度吹毛求疵，对恒温器的设置挑毛病。
Cavil
01
a minor complaint raised over something of little importance
例子
His only cavil with the new schedule was that coffee breaks were n't long enough.
他对新日程的唯一 cavil 是咖啡休息时间不够长。
She had a cavil about the font on the flyer, even though the event details were perfect.
她对传单上的字体有一个cavil，尽管活动细节很完美。
词汇树
caviler
caviller
cavil
