美 [ˈpetiˌfɔːgəri]
n. 欺瞒；讼棍的手段
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pettifoggery(刀笔), 此释义来源于网络辞典。
pettifogging 骗人的；琐碎的，无用的；诡辩的
pettifogger 骗人的律师；讼棍
pettifogging 诡辩，欺骗
pettifogging 欺诈；诡辩（pettifog的ing形式）
pettifog 做讼棍；讲歪理；欺诈
欺瞒；讼棍的手段
The hand responds to the heart, the pettifoggery is expressive, is in the folk art essence.
心手相应，刀笔传神，为民间艺术中的精华。
The cost of all this pettifoggery is huge unless, that is, you are a member of one of the cartels that pushes for pettifogging rules or an employee of one of the bureaucratic bodies charged with enforcing them.
ECONOMIST: The terrible threat of unlicensed interior designers