pedant
US /ˈped.ənt/
UK /ˈped.ənt/
1.
學究, 迂腐之人
a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning
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He's such a pedant, always correcting everyone's grammar.
他真是個學究，總是糾正別人的語法。
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The professor was known as a pedant for his strict adherence to obscure rules.
這位教授因其嚴格遵守晦澀的規則而被視為學究。