1.making too fine distinctions of little importance;

they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously

2.developed in excessively fine detail;

finespun distinctions

1 . 吹毛求疵的

hairsplitter 拘泥于瑣事的人hairsplitting吹毛求疵的hairspring 細彈簧

2 . 做無益的細小區別的

漢英詞匯272[cibo.biz整理] ... 做無聊事 /fribble/piffle/ 做無益的細小區別的 /hairsplitting/ 做細小而無用的事 /boondoggle/.

3 . 拘泥于細節

拘泥于瑣事的人hairsplitter拘泥于細節hairsplitting拘泥于字句literalismliteralize

1 . 吹毛求疵當回事

They didn ' t take his hairsplitting seriously ., 他們沒有把他的吹毛求疵當回事.

1 . 吹毛求疵作過于細微

A hairsplitting distinction ; a quibble ., 吹毛求疵作過于細微的區別 ; 吹毛求疵.