1580s, "schoolmaster," from Middle French pédant (1560s) or directly from Italian pedante, literally "teacher, schoolmaster," of uncertain origin, apparently an alteration of Late Latin paedagogantem (nominative paedagogans), present participle of paedagogare (see pedagogue). Meaning "person who trumpets minor points of learning" first recorded 1590s.
雙語例句
1. He's a bit of a pedant.
這人有點迂.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. I am no pedant and avoid being dogmatic concerning English grammar and expression.
我不是書呆子，不想在英語語法和表達方式上過于教條主義。
來自辭典例句
3. A man of talent is one thing , and a pedant another.