pettifoggery
n. 讼棍的手段；欺瞒
近义词：fuss，squabble，spat，tiff，bickering，bicker，
英英释义
Noun
- a quarrel about petty points
例句
- A witty, soft-hearted man of the scholar class (a xiu-cai), he has given up law practice (pettifoggery) to run an inn. 宋世杰是一个机智的、宽厚的的秀才，他封笔绝讼，经营着一家客栈。
- The hand responds to the heart, the pettifoggery is expressive, is in the folk art essence. 心手相应，刀笔传神，为民间艺术中的精华。