persnickety 详细解释

persnickety

[pə:'snikəti]

adj. 势利的, 挑剔的

词形变化

名词: persnicketiness |

词义辨析

同义参见:

fussy  

英英释义

形容词 persnickety:

(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant

同义词：bigheaded, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches, uppish

characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details

同义词：pernickety

补充

persnicketypersnickety英:[pə(:)ˈsnikiti] 美:[pɚˈsnɪkɪti]adj.1.爱挑剔的,难应付的

例句

1. a persnickety teacher爱挑剔的教师 2. The editor is persnickety [=(Brit) pernickety] about comma usage.编辑对逗号的用法很挑剔。

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