cavils

These cavils aside, most of the essays are very good indeed.

这些吹毛求疵的批评暂且不论，多数论文的确是很不错的。

You start abstruse doubts, cavils, and objections: you ask me, what is the cause of this cause?

你提出深奥难懂的疑问、指责和反对意见：你问我这一原因的成因是什么？

He cavils about the minor points in the rules of the game.

他对比赛规则中并不重要的细节吹毛求疵.

Then, they become the critical bottleneck from which an unending series of nitpicks and cavils seem to emerge.

然后，他们成为关键的瓶颈，在其中会出现无休止的挑挑拣拣。

He cavils at everything.

他对什么都吹毛求疵.

D'Alembert has tried to undermine by various cavils.

D'Alembert百般挑剔试图暗中破坏.