刁钻

Such trappy questions are meaningless and pushing us to nowhere.

刁钻的问题简直是强人所难.

There are some mischievous and prosaic people who carp and calculate at every detail of the romancer.

有些刁钻促狭，迂腐愚蠢的人，喜欢吹毛求疵，对小说家的每一个节都要追根究底。