法官对律师在琐碎案件细节上的诡辩感到不耐烦。

The judge grew impatient with the lawyer's ___pettifoggery over trivial case details.

他们浪费了半小时在会议中进行无关紧要的吹毛求疵。

They wasted half an hour on pointless ___pettifoggery during the meeting.