音标:['pedәntri] ;
n. 假装学者, 卖弄学问, 迂腐
n. an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
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pedantry的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. He had all the illumination of wisdom and none of its pedantry.他具有智慧的一切光辉,却没有丝毫学究的迂腐气息。
  2. Chinese culture and traditions do not advocate pedantry or preserving the sacred cows.传统华族文化并不提倡"食古不化"、"墨守成规"。
  3. He fell into a kind of pedantry.他变得有点喜欢卖弄学问。
  4. The book is a demonstration of scholarship without pedantry.这本书表现出学术水平又不故意卖弄学问。

经典引文

  • Natural history sank into a mire of unproductive pedantry.

    出自:S. J. Gould
  • Criticism of the King's conduct is not mere pedantry.

    出自:A. Roberts
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