【對焦中英翻譯】分辨講究、龜毛、挑剔的英文


講究 meticulous

他的穿著十分講究。He is ~ in dress.
他很講究衛生。He was meticulous about hygiene.
家父講究外表。 My father was meticulous about his appearance.

龜毛
1. meticulous/nuanced
他們擔心他太龜毛了。They worry that he’s too nuanced.
他對任何事情都很龜毛。He was so meticulous about everything.
2. anal
不要甚麼芝麻小事都計較,你太龜毛了!Stop obsessing over every little detail, you’re be-ing so anal!
3. particular
他對吃飯時間很龜毛。He was very particular about dinner times.

挑剔
1. finicky
人蔘對生長環境很挑剔。Ginseng is very ~ about growing conditions.
我老公對食物很挑剔。My husband is very ~ about food.
2. selective/picky
愈來愈挑剔的消費者 increasingly ~ consumers
他從來沒跟同一個女人睡超過三次覺,他很挑剔。He never slept with a girl more than three times. He was very ~.

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