- 1挑剔、很挑；挑食（尤其指吃東西）
If someone is picky, they only like particular things, not others, and they are not easy to please. Food is the famous case: a picky will not touch vegetables, or will only eat one kind of bread. But you can be picky about clothes, friends, or how a room is cleaned. It is informal, and it can sting a little — it says the person is making a fuss. British English also likes and ; picky is very common in American English and well understood everywhere. Though actually, being picky is sometimes wise: you can be picky about who you trust. Tone decides whether it is a complaint or a small compliment.
From the word’s history
From pick + -y.
pick「挑選」加上 -y。
組成pick + -y：滿滿都是「挑」——一直選、常常說不要。
同家族的字
- pickto pick is to choose; a picky person keeps choosing and saying no
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
pickyadj/ˈpɪki/
- 1
Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.
- I am very picky about the way my kitchen is laid out.
- Most of the pickiest children were actually in the middle weight group, though a few were underweight and a few were overweight.
- 2
Of food or a meal: consisting of various small items from which the diner can pick and choose.
- picky bits
- picky tea
pickynoun/ˈpɪki/
- 1
informalA picture.
- And who knows, I might do a few pickies of you - fully clothed, needless to say.
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