Word · Frequency #19397
perfectionist
完美主义者
a person who is unhappy unless everything is done to an extremely high standard
- 1.
Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards.
不满足于任何不完美或未达极高标准的事物的人。
- 2.
a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards
对不符合高标准的任何事物感到不满的人
不满足于任何不完美或未达极高标准的事物的人。；对不符合高标准的任何事物感到不满的人
In use
As a perfectionist, she checks every email three times before sending it.
My brother is such a perfectionist that he rewrites his homework until every line is neat.
Being a perfectionist can make it hard to finish projects on time.
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。
a perfectionist about sth
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 perfectionist
a bit of a 表示“有点”，常带自嘲语气，强调程度不太严重。
Connections
Collocations
- a born perfectionist
- 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。
- a self-confessed perfectionist
- 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。
- a bit of a perfectionist
- 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。
- a meticulous perfectionist
- 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。
Pop culture & quotes
- A perfectionist is someone who takes great pains and gives them to everyone else.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.