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.
雙語例句
1. I'm a bit of a stickler for accuracy.
我總是要求精確。
來自柯林斯例句
2. a stickler for punctuality
非常注重守時的人
來自《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), 所以你最好問她的意見.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. You will find Mrs. Carboy a stickler about trifles.