pettifogger

英式音标：['petɪˌfɒgə]

美式音标：['petɪˌfɒgə]

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概况：

n. 骗人的律师；讼棍

词义：

n.

讼棍，骗人的律师；

英英释义

pettifogger[ 'peti,fɔɡə, -fɔ:ɡ ]

n.

a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods

同义词：shyster

a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections

同义词：quibblercavillercaviler

用法：

权威例句

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Study on Written Complaints in Secret Pettifogger Handbooks of the Ming and Qing Dynasty

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同义词：shyster

同根词：pettifogging,pettifoggery,pettifog

英语词源：

pettifogger (n.)

1560s, from petty; the second element possibly from obsolete Dutch focker, from Flemish focken "to cheat," or from cognate Middle English fugger, from Fugger the renowned family of merchants and financiers of 15c.-16c. Augsburg. In German, Flemish and Dutch, the name became a word for "monopolist, rich man, usurer."

A 'petty Fugger' would mean one who on a small scale practices the dishonourable devices for gain popularly attributed to great financiers; it seems possible that the phrase 'petty fogger of the law,' applied in this sense to some notorious person, may have caught the popular fancy. [OED first edition, in a rare burst of pure speculation]

However, OED also calls attention to pettifactor "legal agent who undertakes small cases" (1580s), which, though attested slightly later, might be the source of this. Related: Pettifoggery.

造句：

1. When not removed, plaque causes tooth decay and gum disease.

牙斑如果不清除就会导致牙齿蛀蚀和牙龈疾病。

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2. I've tried everything from herbal cigarettes to chewing gum.

中草药香烟、口香糖之类的我统统都试过了。

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3. Deposits of plaque build up between the tooth and the gum.

牙齿和牙龈之间会滋生牙斑。

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4. Regulators may gum up an efficient system.

管理者可能会使一个行之有效的制度陷于瘫痪。

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5. They stopped up leaks with chewing gum.

他们用口香糖粘住了漏缝。

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[ gum 造句 ]