pernickety

英 [pə'nɪkɪtɪ] 美 [pɚ'nɪkəti]
  • adj. 麻烦的;爱挑剔的;难以取悦的
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pernickety 爱挑剔的,吹毛求痴的

来自苏格兰英语pernicky,精确的,挑剔的,苛求的。词源不详。

pernickety (adj.)
1808 (pernicktie, in Jamieson), "precise, fastidious," extended form of Scottish pernicky, of uncertain origin, perhaps somehow from particular.
1. Customs officials can get extremely pernickety about things like that.
海关官员可能会对那种东西极度吹毛求疵。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The pernickety, timeless , relentless nature of the accession process is the whole point.
加入欧盟的过程是严格的 、 漫长的,也是无情的, 这就是问题的关键.

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