cap.tious
adj.(形容词)Marked by a disposition to find and point out trivial faults.See Synonyms at critical 吹毛求疵的:倾向于找出并指出细小错误的参见 criticalIntended to entrap or confuse, as in an argument:糊弄人的:有意使…陷入圈套或使…迷惑的,如在辩论中:例句:a captious question.糊弄人的问题
来源:Middle English capcious 中古英语 capcious from Old French captieux 源自 古法语 captieux from Latin captiôsus 源自 拉丁语 captiôsus from captiô [seizure, sophism] 源自 captiô [扣押,诡辩] from captus [past participle of] capere [to seize] * see kap- 源自 captus [] capere的过去分词 [抓住] *参见 kap-
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cap.tiously
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