making too fine distinctions of little importance;
"they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously"
Adjective
developed in excessively fine detail;
"finespun distinctions"
例句
A hairsplitting distinction; a quibble. 吹毛求疵作过于细微的区别;吹毛求疵
Remember that even hairsplitting is not so bad if what is inside the hair turns out to be important. 我想说,如果在理发业里,如果人们认为“用梳子梳个分头”,也是很重要的,那么,“分头业”也不算是很差的专业化工作。
If we think of life as a stage show, competition would be those hairsplitting eyes under the stage, and cooperation would be your partners. 如果把人生比作一场戏,那么竞争就是台下一双双挑剔的眼睛,而合作就是与你一同演出的朋友。
eg: I am tired of your hairsplitting arguments,let's hurry up and make a decision. 我对你在鸡蛋里挑骨头的争论感到很厌烦,我们赶快做个决定吧。