quib 逃避问题实质来自拉丁语quibus,怎样，如何，哪方面，何种程度，来自PIE*kwo,疑问代词词干，词源同 quality,quantity,who,how.引申词义吹毛求疵，盯着小问题不放，逃避问题实质。
- quib (n.)
- evasion of a point, 1540s, from Latin quibus "by what (things)?," dative or ablative plural of quid "in what respect? to what extent?; how? why?," neuter of relative pronoun quis (see who). "[A]s a word of frequent occurrence in legal documents ... hence associated with the 'quirks and quillets' of the law." [OED]. Also compare quibble.
