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cap·tious AHD[kăpʹshəs] D.J.[ˈkæpʃəs]K.K.[ˈkæpʃəs]adj.(形容词)- Marked by a disposition to find and point out trivial faults.See Synonyms at critical 吹毛求疵的:倾向于找出并指出细小错误的 参见 critical
- Intended to entrap or confuse, as in an argument:糊弄人的:有意使…陷入圈套或使…迷惑的,如在辩论中:a captious question.糊弄人的问题
- Middle English capcious 中古英语 capcious
- from Old French captieux 源自 古法语 captieux
- from Latin captiōsus 源自 拉丁语 captiōsus
- from captiō [seizure, sophism] 源自 captiō [扣押,诡辩]
- from captus [past participle of] capere [to seize] * see kap- 源自 captus capere的过去分词 [抓住] * 参见 kap-
capʹtiously adv.(副词)capʹtiousness n.(名词) |