A hairsplitting decision allowed catalans to continue claiming they belonged to a nation , while stating that the claim had no legal worth .

一个吹毛求疵的决定是允许加泰罗尼亚人继续声称他们属于一个单独的国家，但是同时声明这种宣称没有法律效力。

To wit : buffett struggled to reconcile berkshire 's sale of derivatives linked to market indices with his longtime criticism of leverage from derivatives , which was perceived as hairsplitting .

亦即：巴菲特努力使伯克希尔和市场指数相关的衍生品销售额，与对其杠杆作用的长期指责相互一致，这被认为是吹毛求疵。

My attack is not based on quibbles about rebuilding methods or hairsplitting about fashions in design .

我的抨击并不是以关于改建手法的模棱两可的双关语为基础，也不是对设计的时尚吹毛求疵。