pernickety
adj. 爱挑剔的,难以取悦的; 爱讲究
If you describe someone as pernickety, you think that they pay too much attention to small, unimportant details.
Customs officials can get extremely pernickety about things like that.
海关官员可能会对那种东西极度吹毛求疵。
1. characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details;
Customs officials can get extremely pernickety about things like that.
海关官员可能会对那种东西极度吹毛求疵。
The pernickety, timeless , relentless nature of the accession process is the whole point.
加入欧盟的过程是严格的 、 漫长的,也是无情的, 这就是问题的关键.