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Word of the Day for Tuesday September 6, 2005

cavil \KAV-uhl\,
intransitive verb: (不及物動詞)
To raise trivial or frivolous objections; to find fault
without good reason. (挑剔)

transitive verb: (及物動詞)
To raise trivial objections to.(挑剔)

noun: (名詞)
A trivial or frivolous objection.(雞蛋裡挑骨頭)

Insiders with their own strong views, after all, tend to
cavil about competing ideas and stories they consider less
than comprehensive.
--Laurence I. Barrett, "Dog-Bites-Dog," [1]Time, October
30, 1989

It may seem churlish, amid the selection of so much glory,
to cavil at a single omission, but I do think a great
opportunity has been missed.
--Tom Rosenthal, "Rome sweet Rome," [2]New Statesman,
February 5, 2001

He was determined not to be diverted from his main pursuit
by cavils or trifles.
--William Safire, [3]Scandalmonger