These cavils aside, most of the essays are very good indeed.

撇开这些吹毛求疵的意见，大多数论文确实非常好。

He cavils at everything.

他对什么都吹毛求疵。

He cavils at being asked to cook his own breakfast.

他嗔怪让他自己做早饭。

Then, they become the critical bottleneck from which an unending series of nitpicks and cavils seem to emerge.

然后，他们成为关键的瓶颈，在其中会出现无休止的挑挑拣拣。