grammar Nazi

名词 n.
/ˈɡɹæmə(ɹ)ˈnɑːtsi/    /ˈɡɹæmɚ ˈnɑːtsi/|/ˈɡɹæmɚ ˈnætsi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who habitually criticizes the grammar and (often) usage in others' speech or writing, often in ways that are sometimes not even linguistically accurate. humorous,idiomatic,slang
    — He had to explain that the grammar Nazi's tantrum was mistaken because interposing an adverb to fall between the components of a to-infinitive is usually not wrong in English grammar.

词形变化

grammar Nazis plural grammarnazi alternative grammar nazi alternative grammar-nazi alternative

词源

First use appears c. 1991. From grammar + Nazi (“one who imposes one's views on others; one who is considered unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict”).
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