mindmap root((挑剔)) nice implies fine discrimination in perception and evaluation: makes a ~ distinction between an artist and a craftsman. (fine和nice互相解释，都表示精细fine discrimination，如精细陶瓷是fine china, fine gold纯金) dainty suggests a tendency to reject what does not conform to one's delicate taste or sensibility: when camping, one cannot afford to be ~ about food. fastidious implies having very high and often capricious ethical, artistic, or social standards: a woman too ~ to tolerate messy little boys. finicky implies an affected, often exasperating fastidiousness: small children are usually ~ eaters. particular implies an insistence that one's exacting standards be met: a customer who is very ~ about his fried eggs. fussy adds a connotation of querulousness to finicky and particular: very ~ about the starch in his shirts. （querulous不停抱怨的=complain,如don't be querulous like a baby不要像小孩一样不停抱怨） squeamish suggests an oversensitive or prudish readiness to be nauseated, disgusted, or offended: ~ about erotic art.