pedantic
의미: Excessively concerned with minor details or rules, especially in academic matters. A pedantic person focuses on trivial points at the expense of broader understanding.
Pedantic is almost always pejorative — it criticises someone for being fussy, overly precise, or obsessed with petty rules. A pedantic teacher might focus on comma placement rather than the quality of a student's ideas. A pedantic colleague might correct minor grammatical errors in casual emails. The noun 'pedant' and noun 'pedantry' carry the same disapproving tone. In British culture, being accused of pedantry is a mild but pointed criticism of misplaced intellectual priorities.
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- His pedantic insistence on following every minor procedural rule slowed the entire project to a crawl. 他对遵循每一条细小程序规则的迂腐坚持使整个项目进展缓慢。Su pedante insistencia en seguir cada norma de procedimiento menor ralentizó todo el proyecto.あらゆる細かな手続き規則に従うことへの彼の衒学的な固執は、プロジェクト全体の進行を遅らせました。모든 사소한 절차 규정을 따르려는 그의 현학적인 고집은 프로젝트 전체의 진행을 극도로 더디게 만들었다.
- She knew it was pedantic, but she could not resist correcting the misspelling on the restaurant menu. 她知道这很迂腐,但还是忍不住纠正了餐厅菜单上的拼写错误。Sabía que era pedante, pero no pudo resistir la tentación de corregir la falta de ortografía en el menú del restaurante.衒学的だとわかってはいましたが、彼女はレストランのメニューのスペルミスを訂正せずにはいられませんでした。현학적이라는 것을 알면서도, 그녀는 레스토랑 메뉴의 철자 오류를 바로잡지 않고는 견딜 수 없었다.
- The review criticised the author for a pedantic writing style that buried interesting ideas under layers of unnecessary detail. 书评批评了作者迂腐的写作风格,认为其有趣的想法被埋没在层层不必要的细节之下。La reseña criticó al autor por un estilo pedante que sepultaba ideas interesantes bajo capas de detalle innecesario.書評は、興味深いアイデアが不必要な細部の層に埋もれてしまう衒学的な文体を批判しました。그 서평은 흥미로운 아이디어가 불필요한 세부 사항의 층에 묻혀버리는 현학적인 문체를 비판했다.
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사용 가이드
맥락: academic, media
어조: critical
기원과 역사
From French pédant or Italian pedante (schoolmaster, teacher), possibly from Latin paedagogans (teaching), from Greek paidagogos (teacher, tutor). The derogatory sense developed in English by the early 17th century.
문화적 배경
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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