finicky
finicky 英 [ˈfɪnɪki] 美 [ˈfɪnɪki]
adj. 讲究的；过分挑剔的；需认真对待的
a finicky eater 过分挑食者
It's a very finicky job. 这是个很细致的工作。
- You reject any vegetable that isn't yellow. You like basmati rice, but detest jasmine, Arborio, and brown. You dine at one restaurant, and you always order the same meal. You are a finicky eater — that is, you are quite particular about food.
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- adj. 讲究的；过分挑剔的；需认真对待的
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1. a finicky eater
过分挑食者
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2. It's a very finicky job.
这是个很细致的工作。
- finicky (adj.) 1825, "dainty, mincing," from finical "too particular" (1590s), which perhaps is from fine (adj.) + -ical as in cynical, ironical (OED says "ultimate derivation" from the adjective "seems probable"). But finikin (1660s) "dainty, precise in trifles" has been proposed as a source, even though the timing is off. It apparently comes from Dutch; compare Middle Dutch fijnkens (adv.) "precisely, exactly," from fijn, cognate with English fine (adj.).
fin·icky / ˈfɪnɪki ; NAmE ˈfɪnɪki / adjective 1 ( disapproving) too worried about what you eat, wear, etc; disliking many things （对衣食等）过分讲究的，过分挑剔的 SYN fussy ◆ a finicky eater 过分挑食者 2 needing great care and attention to detail 需认真仔细对待的；需要注意细节的 SYN fiddly ◆ It's a very finicky job. 这是个很细致的工作。 fin·icky / ˈfɪnɪki ; NAmE ˈfɪnɪki /
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