ADJ-GRADED
墨守法规的;条文主义的;拘泥于法律条文的
If you say that someone's language or ideas are legalistic, you are criticizing them for paying too much attention to legal details.
例句
...complicated legalistic language.
复杂难懂的条文主义语言
...his fussily legalistic mind.
他过分拘泥于法律条文细节的脑子