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单词 persnickety
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
per•snick•et•y /pɚˈsnɪkɪti/USA pronunciation  also per•nick•e•ty /pɚˈnɪkɪti/USA pronunciation   adj. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsvery fussy;
    paying too much attention to details:the persnickety English teacher who notices every comma that's in the wrong place.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
per•snick•et•y  (pər snik′i tē),USA pronunciation adj. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsoverparticular;
    fussy.
  2. Informal Termssnobbish or having the aloof attitude of a snob.
  3. Informal Termsrequiring painstaking care.
Also, pernickety. 
  • origin, originally Scots, variant of pernickety 1885–90
per•snick′et•i•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . nitpicking, finicky.
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