hairsplitter

Smith is a real hairsplitter . If you say the train arrived just on time , he'll say it was at least thirty seconds late .

斯密史是吹毛求疵的人。如果你说火车刚好准时到达，他会说火车至少迟了三十秒。

Fortunately , the night manager was neither a hairsplitter nor a fool .

好在这位夜班经理既不是吹毛求疵的人，也不是脓包。

eg: Terry is a real hairsplitter.

特里是个吹毛求疵的人。