pedantry
['pedəntri]
n. 迂腐；卖弄学问；假装学者
参考例子
1.Generation gap, conservation, reminiscence, pedantry and stubbornness all basically derive from that.
代沟，保守，怀旧，迂腐顽固，基本都源于此。
2.Those people prefer naturalness and easiness. They are rational but not pedantry, generous but not extravagant.
他们崇尚自然舒适，理性却不近迂腐，大气而不至奢靡。
3.Brandeis was not the first American jurist to challenge the exploitation of legal pedantry in the service of reactionary politics.
在反动政治掌权的过程中，布兰迪斯并非挑战滥用法律虚妄言辞的美国法官第一人。
英文解释
n.
1.an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
网络释义
pedantry
炫学; 假装学者; 卖弄学问; 迂腐;