hair-splitting

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

名詞

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(idiomatic) the act of finding exceedingly small differences which are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.

日本語の意味

些細すぎる違いにこだわる行為 / 取るに足らないほどの微細な差異を見つけ出し、強調する行為

英語の意味

(idiomatic) the act of finding exceedingly small differences which are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.

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His constant hair-splitting about punctuation made the meeting drag on.

彼が句読点の些細な違いにこだわり続けたせいで、会議は長引いた。

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意味（1）

(idiomatic) the act of finding exceedingly small differences which are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.

Dick's Tribune poked endless fun at the hair-splitting sectarianism of the various Trotskyist groups jostling on the fringes of the Labour party at that time.

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hair-splittings （ plural ）