| 单词 | stickler |
| 释义 | stickler (once / 9916 pages) n A stickler is someone who insists that things are done in a certain way. Say you’re getting married and want to write your own vows, but your partner’s mother demands that you have a traditional ceremony. The mother is a stickler for tradition. Stickler has its origins in a word meaning umpire, which may allude to a stickler’s bossy nature. Difficult problems or puzzles are called sticklers. It is helpful when remembering the definition of stickler that it has the word “stick” in it. So someone who “sticks” to the rules is a stickler. WORD FAMILYstickler: sticklers+/stickle: stickled, stickler, stickles, stickling USAGE EXAMPLESFor example, congressional Republicans have been sticklers about what are called “pay-fors.” Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016) This is not a book to be a stickler about; that would be like pontificating about microbrews instead of just getting drunk. New York Times(Nov 22, 2016) A stickler for good manners, he walks me to the door of the suite. The Guardian(Oct 23, 2016) n someone who insists on something a stickler for promptness Hyper disciplinarian, martinet, moralist someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms |
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