pedantry
n
(a) [U] too much emphasis on formal rules or detail 迂腐; 拘泥.
(b) [U] boastful and unnecessary display of learning 卖弄学问; 炫耀知识.
(c) [C] instance of this 迂腐; 拘泥; 卖弄学问.
🗣️ 情景例句
If you can't get a cab, give me a call. It's not safe to walk home along at night.
如果你叫不到出租车的话,打电话给我,晚上一人走回家不安全。
I worked at the coffee shop last night.
我昨晚在咖啡厅工作。
He discovered that there was a group in the east of the country that shared the same family name - Kinte.