pedant
A person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially…A person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.
» The geometry teacher was a pedant.
Учитель геометрии был педантом.
Значение
значений: 3A person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.
a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.
Pedant, Pedantin
педа́нтpedánt, педа́нткаpedántka
(архаичное)A teacher or schoolmaster.
Примеры
предложений: 6The geometry teacher was a pedant.
Учитель геометрии был педантом. — odexed
Vanya is an even bigger pedant than I am.
Ваня ещё больший педант, чем я. — marafon
He's a pedant.
Он педант. — marafon
deEr ist ein Pedant. — freddy1
I'm a pedant.
Я педант. — marafon
He is what is called a pedant.
deEr ist das, was man einen Pedanten nennt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Переводы
языков: 7По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From Middle French pedant, pedante, from Italian pedante (“a teacher, schoolmaster, pedantFrom Middle French pedant, pedante, from Italian pedante (“a teacher, schoolmaster, pedant”), associated with unrelated Italian pedagogo (“teacher, pedagogue”). Compare French pédant.
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Формы
мн. число: pedantsСинонимы
синонимов: 10- a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit:bookwormscholastic