pettifogging
adjective
old-fashioneddisapprovinguk/ˈpet.ɪˌfɒɡ.ɪŋ/us/ˈpet̬.ɪˌfɑː.ɡɪŋ/Pettifoggingpeoplegive too muchattentiontosmallunimportantdetailsin a way thatshowsalimitedmind:
吹毛求疵的，挑剔的pettifogginglawyers吹毛求疵的律师
Pettifoggingrulesordetailsare toosmalland notimportantenough to giveattentionto.
琐碎的；微不足道的，不重要的Of little or less importance
- be in/undersomeone'sshadowidiom
- be neither here nor thereidiom
- be no big dealidiom
- biggie
- derisory
- lowly
- meaningless
- meaninglessly
- meaninglessness
- mere
- merely
- peripheral
- petty
- piffling
- play second fiddleidiom
- poxy
- rinky-dink
- secondarily
- subordinate
- valueless
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