finicky

FREQ #41487

a. 过分注意的, 过分周到的, 过分讲究的

发音

其它 /ˈfɪnɪki/

词形变化

finickier 比较级 finickier finickiest more finicky 比较级 finickiest 最高级 most finicky 最高级

别名

finnicky

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.

    非正式

    My editor is very finicky about punctuation. Every dot and comma has to be just right.

    She has a finicky baby that's hard to feed.

  2. 2.

    Demanding; requiring above-normal care.

    非正式

    The lawnmower is a bit finicky in cold weather.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

particular picky fussy finical

近义相关 1

fastidious

词源

From finick (“to work in a fastidious manner, wasting time over unnecessary details”) + -y. Compare finicking, finical, and dated finikin. Perhaps suggested by obsolete Dutch fijnkens (“accurately, neatly, prettily”) (modern Dutch fijntjes). Compare also Sicilian finicchiu.

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