Pernickety
a. 不大方的, 爱挑剔的, 难以取悦的, (工作)需要精细的
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
pernickety
adj
(infml often derog 口, 常作贬义) worrying too much about details or unimportant things; fussy 吹毛求疵的; 爱挑剔
🗣️ 情景例句
It is too expensive. How about half the price?
太贵了，半价怎么样？
The Hilton hotel, please. I have a 10:30 appointment.
请到希尔顿旅馆，十点半我有一个约会。
It has always been a mystery to me who city dwellers, who appreciate all these things, obstinately pretend that they would prefer to live in the country.
城里人对这一切心里很明白，却偏要执拗地装出他们喜欢住在乡村的样子，这对我来说一直是个谜。