pedantry

n. 假装学者, 卖弄学问, 迂腐

发音

UK /ˈpɛd.ən.tɹi/
ZA
US /ˈpɛd.ən.tɹi/

词形变化

pedantries 复数 pedantries

别名

paedantry pædantry

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An excessive attention to detail or rules.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    An excessive attention to detail or rules.

    An instance of such behaviour.

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    I don’t want to listen to your pedantries anymore.

  3. 3.

    An overly ambitious display of learning.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

flash fanfare ostentation

词源

From Italian pedanteria, equivalent to pedant + -ry. Compare also French pédanterie.

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