pedantic
/pəˈdæn.tɪk/ 形容词 B2中文： 教条、咬文嚼字的、掉书袋、舞文弄墨
- Being overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning, like a pedant.
- Tending to show off one’s knowledge, often in a tiresome manner.
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Mary had neither genius nor taste; and though vanity had given her application, it had given her likewise a pedantic air and conceited manner, which would have injured a higher degree of excellence than she had reached.
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