captious
英 ['kæpʃəs]
美
- adj. 挑剔的；吹毛求疵的
助记提示
1、capt- / capti- + -ous.
2. captious=见到瑕疵就抓的→吹毛求疵的
3. 爱抓别人的小辫子，不就是所谓的“吹毛求疵”么？
4. 喜欢捕风捉影的人。
2. captious=见到瑕疵就抓的→吹毛求疵的
3. 爱抓别人的小辫子，不就是所谓的“吹毛求疵”么？
4. 喜欢捕风捉影的人。
英英释意
- 1. tending to find and call attention to faults;
- "a captious pedant"
- "an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor"
英文词源
- captious (adj.)
- c. 1400, capcyus, from Middle French captieux (15c.) or directly from Latin captiosus "fallacious," from captionem (nominative captio) "a deceiving, fallacious argument," literally "a taking (in)," from captus, past participle of capere "to take, catch" (see capable). Related: Captiously; captiousness.
实用场景例句
- His criticisms were always captious and frivolous, never offering constructive suggestions.
- 他的评论一向轻率并爱吹毛求疵, 从不提出有建设性的建议.
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- How to satisfy a net to buy customer people captious appetite?
- 如何满足网购消费者们挑剔的胃口?
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- Captious: Marked by a disposition to find and point out trivial faults.
- 倾向于找出并指出细小错误的.
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- Georgiana, a spoiled temper, a very acrid spite , a captious and insolent, was universally indulged.
- 乔治亚娜好使性子, 心肠又毒, 而且强词夺理目空一切, 偏偏得到所有人的纵容.
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- Captious eye is not evildoing actually, although consume the pleasure after via often can affecting us.
- 挑剔的眼光其实不是坏事, 虽然经常会影响我们消费后的快感.
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