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
Five five five…zero eight zero eight.
555-0808。
A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial.
审鹅不应狐陪审。
Nor could he have foreseen how we could use the Internet to obtain information on every known subject, so we can read it on a screen in our homes and even print it as well if we want to.