be fastidious about sth
She is fastidious about the cleanliness of her kitchen.
她对厨房的清洁非常挑剔。
过分讲究的；挑剔的；有洁癖的
难以取悦的；吹毛求疵的；（微生物等）营养要求苛刻的；难培养的；过分讲究的；对细节特别挑剔的,尤指对整洁和清洁。；过分注重整洁和清洁的。；难以取悦的；爱挑剔的。
Excessively particular about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.
过分讲究的；对细节特别挑剔的,尤指对整洁和清洁。
Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.
过分注重整洁和清洁的。
Overly concerned about tidiness and cleanliness.
难以取悦的；爱挑剔的。
Difficult to please; quick to find fault.
对营养和环境(化学和物理)有严格要求的；尤指因这些要求而难以培养的。
Having precise requirements for nutrition and environment (chemical and physical); especially, being difficult to culture because of those requirements.
She is so fastidious about her appearance that she changes outfits three times before leaving the house.
她对外表非常挑剔，出门前要换三次衣服。
用法提示：fastidious 在此句中表示对细节过分讲究，难以取悦。
The fastidious chef insisted on using only the freshest ingredients.
这位苛求的厨师坚持只使用最新鲜的食材。
用法提示：fastidious 在此句中表示对标准要求极高，不易满足。
My fastidious neighbor vacuums his lawn every morning.
我那过分讲究洁净的邻居每天早上都要给草坪吸尘。
用法提示：fastidious 在此句中强调对清洁的过度关注。
She is fastidious about the cleanliness of her kitchen.
她对厨房的清洁非常挑剔。
He is fastidious in choosing his words.
他措辞十分讲究。
A fastidious eater might refuse the dish.
挑剔的食客可能会拒绝这道菜。
比 fastidious 更口语化，常用于对琐碎细节的过分在意，语气较为随便。
尤指对选择（如食物、衣物）很挑剔，口语色彩强，但强度不如 fastidious。
是较为正式的说法，强调对细节的注意，但不一定带贬义，与 fastidious 略有区别。
侧重对卫生、外表等细节的过分要求，有时强调难伺候，正式程度中等。
非正式，多为美式英语，强调过分挑剔、爱抱怨细节，口语中较常见。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a fasticious eater, always complaining about food.
正确表达He is a fastidious eater, always complaining about food.
学习者将 fastidious 误拼为 fasticious，可能是受 delicious 等词影响；纠正为正确拼写 fastidious。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is very fastidious to her appearance.
正确表达She is very fastidious about her appearance.
fastidious 后常接介词 about 表示‘对…挑剔’，而不用 to；中国学习者受中文‘对…挑剔’中‘对’的影响，容易误用 to。
针对“难以取悦的；爱挑剔的”这一义项。easygoing 指性格随和、不苛求，与 fastidious 的挑剔相对，但不含“不爱干净”之意。
针对“对细节过分讲究”的义项。careless 表示不够注意细节、容易疏忽，语义偏贬义，与 fastidious 的“一丝不苟”相对。
针对“过分注重整洁与清洁”的义项。sloppy 指做事马虎、外表或环境不整洁，是 fastidious 在整洁要求上的直接对立面。
fastidious侧重挑剔和注重细节，而fast仅指速度快，无挑剔之意。
fastidious指挑剔，facetious指爱开玩笑，发音相近但含义迥异。
对清洁过分讲究的
She is fastidious about cleanliness and wipes down every surface daily.
她非常讲究清洁，每天都要擦拭所有表面。
对细节的一丝不苟（或过分仔细）
His fastidious attention to detail makes him an excellent editor.
他对细节一丝不苟，这使他成为一名出色的编辑。
挑食的人；对食物特别讲究的人
As a fastidious eater, he avoids any dish with unfamiliar spices.
他是个挑食的人，避开一切加了陌生香料的菜。
穿着讲究（近乎挑剔）的
He is fastidious in dress, never leaving home without a perfectly tied tie.
他穿着讲究，不把领带打得完美就不出门。
眼光挑剔的读者
The author's elegant prose is admired by even fastidious readers.
即使是眼光挑剔的读者也赞赏这位作者优雅的文笔。
极其挑剔的品味
She has fastidious taste in furniture and only buys solid wood pieces.
她在家具方面的品味极其挑剔，只买实木家具。
fastidious = fastid- (词根，源自拉丁语 fastidium，意为“厌恶、嫌弃”) + -ious (形容词后缀，表“充满…的、具有…性质的”)。无前缀。同根词：fastidiousness (n. 挑剔；过分讲究), fastidiously (adv. 挑剔地)。
fastidious 常用来形容对清洁程度过分讲究。
fastidious 的人往往对环境的整洁有很高要求。
fastidious 的核心是关注细节，容易注意到微小瑕疵。
在谈论个人卫生时，fastidious 可表示对卫生习惯极为在意。
fastidious 常与外表或物品摆放的整齐有序联系在一起。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.