cavil
(Anglès)
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈkæv.əl/
Etimologia (Anglès)
In summary
From Old French caviller (“mock, jest, rail”), from Latin cavillor (“jeer, mock, satirise, reason captiously”), from cavilla (“jeering, raillery, scoffing”); cognate with Italian cavillare, Portuguese cavillar, and Spanish cavilar; nominal usage developed within English from the original verbal usage.
find fault with
carp at
captious objection
find faults
word splitting
pane hammer
fault-finding
Sign in to write sticky notes
Comença a aprendre anglès amb learnfeliz .
Practica parlar i memoritzar " cavil " i moltes altres paraules i frases a anglès .
'%3e%3c/path%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cmarker%20markerWidth='4.5'%20markerHeight='4.5'%20refX='2.25'%20refY='2.25'%20viewBox='0%200%204.5%204.5'%20orient='auto'%20id='SvgjsMarker4023'%3e%3cpolygon%20points='0,4.5%201.5,2.25%200,0%204.5,2.25'%20fill='white'%3e%3c/polygon%3e%3c/marker%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)