英语词汇“pedantic”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

There's nothing wrong with focusing on the details, but someone who is pedantic makes a big display of knowing obscure facts and details.

Pedantic means "like a pedant," someone who's too concerned with literal accuracy or formality. It's a negative term that implies someone is showing off book learning or trivia, especially in a tiresome way. You don't want to go antique-shopping with a pedantic friend, who will use the opportunity to bore you with his in-depth knowledge of Chinese porcelain kitty-litter boxes.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

didactic / pedantic

Both words relate to teaching, but didactic teaches a lesson and pedantic just shows off the facts.

Didactic describes anything that tries to teach a lesson, sometimes a moral one. People don't always want a lesson. Didactic comes from the Greek didaktikos for "apt at teaching." Although being didactic is perfect for a teacher, it can be annoying when movies and books get into teacher mode. See below:

"Being Here is tough to absorb in one take, and it borders on being too didactic." (New York Times)

"It's not didactic or propagandistic in its approach, but it's honest. It makes you want to know more. It makes you want to get involved." (Washington Post)

Didactic also refers to a method of teaching that involves repetition:

"This is unnecessarily repeated, but fortunately such didactic intrusions are kept to a minimum." (Los Angeles Times)

The word pedantic is from the Italian pedante for "teacher." What a coincidence. Teachers aren't usually pedantic, but sticklers are. Pedantic music snobs list twenty bands from Iceland that you have to go listen to now. Pedantic grammar nerds say to never split an infinitive. Pedantic is not a compliment. Check out these examples:

"Tristram Shandy makes fun of nearly everything, but especially the pompous and pedantic." (Slate)

"I know that some readers may find my language-stickler columns pedantic, or, even worse, tedious." (The Guardian)

"Readers responded: They found this arbitrary, arrogant, pedantic and just plain wrong." (Washington Post)

It's cool if a teacher leads a didactic discussion on Hamlet, but it's not cool if the teacher's pet takes over with a pedantic rant about how it should always be referred to as The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.

WORD FAMILY

pedantic: pedantically, pedantry+/pedant: pedantic, pedants/pedantry: pedantries

USAGE EXAMPLES

In his introduction, he explains that when he first heard of this feud, and their pedantic exchanges, he couldn’t help but laugh.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 08, 2016)

There is a fussily pedantic side to the project.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 06, 2016)

Genuine discussions over criticism, identity and censorship were paralysed and waylaid by Twitter voices obsessed with rhetorical fallacies and pedantic debating practices.

The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016)

adj marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

Syn

academic, donnish
scholarly

characteristic of scholars or scholarship

单词	pedantic
释义	pedantic (once / 2101 pages) adj There's nothing wrong with focusing on the details, but someone who is pedantic makes a big display of knowing obscure facts and details. Pedantic means "like a pedant," someone who's too concerned with literal accuracy or formality. It's a negative term that implies someone is showing off book learning or trivia, especially in a tiresome way. You don't want to go antique-shopping with a pedantic friend, who will use the opportunity to bore you with his in-depth knowledge of Chinese porcelain kitty-litter boxes. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS didactic / pedantic Both words relate to teaching, but didactic teaches a lesson and pedantic just shows off the facts. Didactic describes anything that tries to teach a lesson, sometimes a moral one. People don't always want a lesson. Didactic comes from the Greek didaktikos for "apt at teaching." Although being didactic is perfect for a teacher, it can be annoying when movies and books get into teacher mode. See below: "Being Here is tough to absorb in one take, and it borders on being too didactic." (New York Times) "It's not didactic or propagandistic in its approach, but it's honest. It makes you want to know more. It makes you want to get involved." (Washington Post) Didactic also refers to a method of teaching that involves repetition: "This is unnecessarily repeated, but fortunately such didactic intrusions are kept to a minimum." (Los Angeles Times) The word pedantic is from the Italian pedante for "teacher." What a coincidence. Teachers aren't usually pedantic, but sticklers are. Pedantic music snobs list twenty bands from Iceland that you have to go listen to now. Pedantic grammar nerds say to never split an infinitive. Pedantic is not a compliment. Check out these examples: "Tristram Shandy makes fun of nearly everything, but especially the pompous and pedantic." (Slate) "I know that some readers may find my language-stickler columns pedantic, or, even worse, tedious." (The Guardian) "Readers responded: They found this arbitrary, arrogant, pedantic and just plain wrong." (Washington Post) It's cool if a teacher leads a didactic discussion on Hamlet, but it's not cool if the teacher's pet takes over with a pedantic rant about how it should always be referred to as The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. WORD FAMILY pedantic: pedantically, pedantry+/pedant: pedantic, pedants/pedantry: pedantries USAGE EXAMPLES In his introduction, he explains that when he first heard of this feud, and their pedantic exchanges, he couldn’t help but laugh. Los Angeles Times(Dec 08, 2016) There is a fussily pedantic side to the project. Wall Street Journal(Dec 06, 2016) Genuine discussions over criticism, identity and censorship were paralysed and waylaid by Twitter voices obsessed with rhetorical fallacies and pedantic debating practices. The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) adj marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects Syn academic, donnish scholarly characteristic of scholars or scholarship
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