perfectionist
UK/pə'fekʃ(ə)nɪst/US/pә'fekʃәnist/
A2
Definitions
n.
A person who demands perfection and is unwilling to accept anything less.
完美主义者。
adj.
Demanding extremely high standards.
完美主义的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedperfectionthrough, thoroughly
+
-istmake, do
=perfectionist
perfection + -ist = a person devoted to perfection. See perfection.
Common Collocations
- 1.a real perfectionist十足的完美主义者
- 2.perfectionist streak完美主义倾向
- 3.perfectionist tendencies完美主义倾向
Example Sentences
- 1.
She's a perfectionist who rewrites every email three times.
- 2.
He has a perfectionist streak that drives his team crazy.