captiousadj.
英 'kæpʃəs | 美
中文adj. 挑剔的；吹毛求疵的
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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.
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