单词 | pernickety |
释义 | pernickety From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpernicketyper‧nick‧e‧ty /pəˈnɪkəti $ pər-/ adjective British English informalCHOOSEworrying too much about small and unimportant things SYN fussyExamples from the Corpuspernickety• His pernickety attitude and lack of experience led to the film going almost 100 percent over-budget.• However, the Protocol system does not encourage additional enquiries on detailed and pernickety points.Origin pernickety (1800-1900) Perhaps from particular |
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