| 单词 | finicky |
| 释义 | fin·i·cky /ˈfɪnɪki/ adjective 1 CAREFULtoo concerned with unimportant details and small things that you like or dislike 过分讲究的，爱挑剔的 SYN fussy She’s very finicky about what she eats. 她吃东西非常讲究。2 CAREFULneeding to be done very carefully, while paying attention to small details 需要细心做的，细致的 SYN fiddly a finicky job 细致活Examples from the Corpusfinicky• He thought Blanche was being too finicky.• He is slightly finicky and a little superstitious.• I get really finicky and picky.• Tonya was a finicky eater when she was little.• Then, perhaps, the finicky felines will deign to dip their tongues into the clean water you offer them.• It is a monumental task, performed through thousands upon thousands of finicky observations and measurements.Origin finicky (1500-1600) finical “finicky” ((16-20 centuries)), probably from → FINE1fin·i·cky adjectiveChineseSyllable with you that like details small unimportant concerned Corpus things and too |
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