Persnickety
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj. 势利的; 挑剔的
- ［英］ adj. 势利的 ( of a snob) ; 挑剔的 ( fussy; fastidious)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Etymology: alteration of pernickety
- Date: 1915
- 1.
- a. fussy about small details ; fastidious <a persnickety teacher>
- b. having the characteristics of a snob
- 2. requiring great precision <a persnickety job>
- ? persnicketiness noun
