Word · Frequency #20086
pedantic
学究式的；卖弄学问的
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.
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
以狭隘的学习或展示琐碎知识为特征的
- 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
In use
His pedantic corrections about comma placement annoyed the whole class.
She is so pedantic that she always points out tiny spelling mistakes in emails.
The article was clear, but some readers found his pedantic tone too showy.
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。
She gave a pedantic explanation that bored everyone.
她作了一番卖弄学问的解释，让大家都感到无聊。
It is pedantic to do sth
该句型表达对某种行为的负面评价，认为其过于拘泥细节。
Connections
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。
- pedantic accuracy
- 学究式的精确；对细节一丝不苟的态度
- He checked every figure with pedantic accuracy before submitting the report.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pedantic 里藏着 pedant（学究），学究式地抠细节、卖弄学问。
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。
Grammar Note
pedantic 常含贬义，指过分拘泥于细节或卖弄学问。
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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