汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 咬文嚼字
咬文嚼字
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
Describes excessive consideration of words / Refers to clumsy words without paying attention to the spiritual essence
形容过分地考虑字句或死啃字眼写作文不要咬文嚼字。
yǎo wén jué/jiáo
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

这位评论家不去解决实质问题,而总是咬文嚼字

Instead of deciding the real issue the commentator would chop logic.

我们不要咬文嚼字了,还是看看实际情况吧。

Let's not split hairs over words, let's look at the facts.

咬文嚼字的品位一下这篇英文写的文章。

Read This Article in English With Chinese characters.

这个看上去可能有点咬文嚼字,但是它很重要。

This may look like just semantics, but it matters.

他比一般无偏见的英国绅士更加公然地宣称:他讨厌诗人的言之无物、冗词赘语和咬文嚼字

He was a more than commonly candid English gentleman in his avowed dislike of the poet's nonsense, verbiage and verse.