单词 | pedant |
释义 | pedant —pedantesque, adj. —pedanthood, n. /ped"nt/, n. 1. a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning. 2. a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details. 3. a person who adheres rigidly to book knowledge without regard to common sense. 4. Obs. a schoolmaster. [1580-90; < It pedante teacher, pedant; appar. akin to PEDAGOGUE; see -ANT] Syn. 2. hairsplitter. |
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