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pedantic

B2 adj

pedantic /pəˈdæn.tɪk/ nghĩa là vụn vặt, câu nệ

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  1. vụn vặt, câu nệ

    Being overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning, like a pedant.

    You are pedantic.

    Your speech was sort of pedantic.

    The geometry teacher was pedantic.

  2. khoe chữ, thích thể hiện kiến thức

    Tending to show off one’s knowledge, often in a tiresome manner.

    The style is pedantic and reviewish: but I can easily fancy states of mind to which it may be no less salutary on that account.

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