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pernickety

adj. 麻烦的；爱挑剔的；难以取悦的

中文词源

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。

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.