1530s, "moderator, umpire," agent noun from stickle "mediate" (1520s), probably a frequentative of Middle English stighten "to arrange, place," from Old English stihtan "to rule, direct, arrange, order," which is cognate with Middle Dutch stichten, German stiften "to found, establish," probably from Proto-Germanic *stihtan "to place on a step or base," from PIE root *steigh- "to stride, step, rise" (see stair). Meaning "person who contends or insists stubbornly" is first recorded 1640s.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. I'm a bit of a stickler for accuracy.
我總是要求精確。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. a stickler for punctuality
非常注重守時(shí)的人
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. She's a real stickler for etiquette, so you'd better ask her advice.
她非常講求禮節(jié), 所以你最好問(wèn)她的意見(jiàn).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. You will find Mrs. Carboy a stickler about trifles.