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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-derived
perfectionthrough, 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.

Word Forms

Noun

Pluralperfectionists
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