pedantic
[pəˈdæntɪk]
adj.
卖弄学问的;
学究式的，迂腐的;
卖弄笔墨;
例句:
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Physically, he was rather meticulous and pedantic.
来自NEWYORKER
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His lecture was so pedantic and uninteresting.
他的讲座学究气太浓，没意思。
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He is learned, but neither stuffy nor pedantic.
他很博学, 但既不妄自尊大也不卖弄学问.
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Reading in a pedantic way may turn you into a bookworm or a bookcase, and has long been opposed.
读死书会变成书呆子,甚至于成为书橱, 早有人反对过了.
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In a science context this is not trivial or pedantic.
来自SA
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If one's being pedantic the brooms are in fact brushes.
来自BBC