n.迂腐;拘泥于形式;卖弄学问
Chinese culture and traditions do not advocate pedantry or preserving the sacred cows. 传统华族文化并不提倡"食古不化"、"墨守成规"。
He fell into a kind of pedantry. 他变得有点喜欢卖弄学问。
The book is a demonstration of scholarship without pedantry. 这本书表现出学术水平又不故意卖弄学问。