PETTIFOGGING - Định nghĩa trong Từ điển tiếng Anh
pettifogging (adjective)
/ˈpetɪfɔːɡɪŋ/
Giải nghĩa:
Making too much importance of petty, unimportant details
Ví dụ:
The teacher's pettifogging rules about the classroom irritated the students.
pettifogging (adjective)
/ˈpetɪfɔːɡɪŋ/
Giải nghĩa:
Dishonest or unscrupulous, especially in a petty way
Ví dụ:
He was known for his pettifogging attempts to deceive his clients.
Cách sử dụng
To use the word pettifogging, you can use it when someone is focusing on small details and arguing excessively about them. For example, if someone was making a fuss over a trivial matter, you could say "stop pettifogging, let's focus on the bigger picture." It is a negative term that suggests someone is being overly critical and nitpicky about something that is not important in the grand scheme of things.
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