hair-splitting
英 /her splɪtɪŋ/
中文释义
钻牛角尖
Making overly fine or trivial distinctions in arguments.
常用搭配
- hair-splitting distinction钻牛角尖
- endless hair-splitting没完没了抠字眼
- hair-splitting argument咬文嚼字
例句
- Let's not get into hair-splitting over wording.咱们别在措辞上钻牛角尖了。
- The debate collapsed into hair-splitting over definitions.辩论沦为对定义的咬文嚼字。