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be a perfectionist
用于描述某人的性格特点。注意作可数名词，前面要有 a。
She is a perfectionist and checks every detail twice.
她是个完美主义者，每个细节都要检查两遍。
完美主义者
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完美主义者
a person who is unhappy unless everything is done to an extremely high standard
She is a perfectionist and checks every detail twice.
她是个完美主义者，每个细节都要检查两遍。
不满足于任何不完美或未达极高标准的事物的人。
Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards.
对不符合高标准的任何事物感到不满的人
a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards
As a perfectionist, she checks every email three times before sending it.
作为一个完美主义者，她在发送每封邮件前都要检查三遍。
My brother is such a perfectionist that he rewrites his homework until every line is neat.
我哥哥是个完美主义者，他会把作业重写到每一行都整整齐齐。
Being a perfectionist can make it hard to finish projects on time.
做一个完美主义者会让人很难按时完成项目。
用于描述某人的性格特点。注意作可数名词，前面要有 a。
She is a perfectionist and checks every detail twice.
她是个完美主义者，每个细节都要检查两遍。
about 后接令其在意、追求完美的具体方面。
He is a perfectionist about his appearance.
他对外表追求完美。
a bit of a 表示“有点”，常带自嘲语气，强调程度不太严重。
I'm a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to writing.
在写作方面我有点完美主义。
Not this
He is perfectionist.
Use this
He is a perfectionist.
perfectionist 是可数名词，前面需要冠词。汉语没有冠词，容易漏掉 a；表示“一个完美主义者”要用 a perfectionist。
Not this
She is a perfectionism.
Use this
She is a perfectionist.
perfectionism 是不可数名词，指“完美主义”这种态度；要指人应用可数名词 perfectionist。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
天生的完美主义者
He's a born perfectionist, so he rechecks every detail.
他天生就是个完美主义者，所以每个细节都要重新检查。
自称完美主义者
She is a self-confessed perfectionist who cannot leave a task unfinished.
她自称完美主义者，没法把工作半途而废。
有点完美主义
I'm a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to grammar.
在语法方面我有点完美主义。
一丝不苟的完美主义者
As a meticulous perfectionist, she checks every number twice.
作为一丝不苟的完美主义者，她每个数字都要核对两遍。
完美主义者就是这样一种人：自己费尽心力，还让别人跟着吃苦。
This famous saying is a witty description of a perfectionist.
这句名言是对完美主义者的诙谐描述。
Use perfectionist naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 perfect（完美）+ ionist：追求每件事都 perfect，容不下一点瑕疵的人，就是完美主义者。
语域：neutral 常见场景：workplace、everyday conversation、interviews perfectionist 是中性常用词，正式程度不高不低，通常用于描述对自己或他人要求极高的人，多出现在职场评价、日常聊天或面试等情境中。
protectionist 和 connectionist 与 perfectionist 真正押韵，都含有重读的 /ɛkʃənəst/ 结尾；impressionist 和 receptionist 虽然拼写相似，但重读元音后的辅音不同（缺少 /k/）；nutritionist 和 abolitionist 的重读元音也不同，不押韵。
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