captious
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/'kæpʃəs/
🇬🇧
/'kæpʃəs/
adjective
R
Someone who is captious likes to find small mistakes or problems, even when they are not important.
He was captious, always pointing out minor errors in the report.
他很挑剔，总是指出报告中的小错误。
R
If you describe criticism as captious, it means the criticism is small and not important, but still bothersome.
Her captious remarks about the project did not contribute to the discussion.
她对项目的挑剔评论并没有对讨论做出贡献。
translation
吹毛求疵, 无端指责