Word · Frequency #20086
pedantic
学究式的;卖弄学问的
核心释义
paying too much attention to minor rules or details and showing off your learning
- 1.
Being overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning, like a pedant.
- 2.
以狭隘的学习或展示琐碎知识为特征的
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
- 3.
Tending to show off one’s knowledge, often in a tiresome manner.
以狭隘的学习或展示琐碎知识为特征的;卖弄学问的;学究式的;假装学者的
用法In use
His pedantic corrections about comma placement annoyed the whole class.
用法提示:pedantic 作定语修饰 corrections,表示过分拘泥细节、卖弄学问。
She is so pedantic that she always points out tiny spelling mistakes in emails.
用法提示:pedantic 作表语,描述人过分注重琐碎细节。
The article was clear, but some readers found his pedantic tone too showy.
用法提示:pedantic 修饰 tone,表示炫耀学识、学究式的。
be pedantic about sth
about 后接具体事物,常含贬义,指过分关注细节。
He is pedantic about grammar, correcting even the tiniest mistakes.
他对语法过分较真,连最微小的错误都要纠正。
a pedantic + noun
用作定语时,强调说话或写作方式死板、炫耀学识。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pedantic detail
- 对琐碎细节的过分关注
- He described the process with pedantic detail, listing every minor step.他学究式地细致描述了整个过程,列出了每一个细小的步骤。
- pedantic insistence
- 学究式的坚持;对细节的固执己见
- Her pedantic insistence on punctuation rules slowed down the whole team.她对标点规则的学究式坚持拖慢了整个团队的进度。
- pedantic argument
- 咬文嚼字的争论;学究式的辩论
- They had a pedantic argument about whether the phrase was grammatically correct.他们就那个短语是否语法正确进行了一场咬文嚼字的争论。
- pedantic professor
- 学究式的教授;迂腐的教授
- The pedantic professor spent ten minutes explaining one footnote.那位学究式的教授花了十分钟讲解一条脚注。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
pedantic 里藏着 pedant(学究),学究式地抠细节、卖弄学问。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:academic writing、casual conversation 该词在正式和日常语境中都会出现,但整体偏书面/正式;多用于形容人过分拘泥细节、拘泥规则或卖弄学问,常带批评意味。口语中使用时语气仍偏庄重。
语法说明Grammar Note
pedantic 常含贬义,指过分拘泥于细节或卖弄学问。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以 -antic 结尾的词(romantic, gigantic, semantic, frantic, Atlantic)与 pedantic 押韵,都读 /-æntɪk/。注意 authentic 拼写相近,但读 /-ɛntɪk/,并不押韵。另外,pedantic 开头的 pe- 是弱读 /pə/,不要读成 /pe/。
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