"quibbling" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 吹毛求疵
• 為瑣事爭論

Definition

對瑣碎或不重要的小細節爭論或提出異議，而不是關注主要問題。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常帶有負面語氣，表示某人在吹毛求疵或逃避重點。常見用法：'stop quibbling over details.' 主要用於口語或非正式書面語。

Examples

Stop quibbling about the price and make a decision.

別再為價格**吹毛求疵**了，做個決定吧。

They kept quibbling over who should take out the trash.

他們一直在為誰該倒垃圾**為瑣事爭論**。

He is always quibbling when we try to plan something.

我們一計劃事情時，他總是**吹毛求疵**。

Can we just agree on something without all the quibbling?

我們能不能別再**為瑣事爭論**，直接達成一致？

Their meeting turned into endless quibbling about tiny issues.

他們的會議變成了無休止的**為瑣事爭論**。

Honestly, the quibbling is driving me crazy—let's just move on.

說真的，這種**吹毛求疵**讓我快瘋了——我們繼續吧。