punctilious
英 [p??(k)'t?l??s]
美[p??k't?l??s]
- adj. 一絲不茍的；精密細(xì)心的；拘泥形式的
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?punctiliously;名詞:?punctiliousness;
中文詞源
punctilious 一絲不茍的
來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)punctum,點(diǎn)，刺點(diǎn)，來(lái)自pungere,刺，擊，詞源同pungent,point.引申詞義一絲不茍的。
英文詞源
- punctilious (adj.)
- 1630s, probably from Italian puntiglioso, from puntiglio "fine point," from Latin punctum "prick" (see point (n.)). Related: Punctiliously; punctiliousness.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He was punctilious about being ready and waiting in the entrance hall exactly on time.
- 他一絲不茍地作好準(zhǔn)備并準(zhǔn)時(shí)地在門廳等候。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The more unpopular an opinion is, the more necessary is it that the holder should be somewhat punctilious in his observance of conventionalities generally.
- 一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)越不受歡迎, 這個(gè)觀點(diǎn)的持有者越應(yīng)謹(jǐn)小慎微地觀察習(xí)俗慣例.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. He was a punctilious young man.
- 他是個(gè)非常拘禮的年輕人。
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. Billy is punctilious in the performance of his duties.
- 畢利執(zhí)行任務(wù)總是一絲不茍的.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. This quality was continually breaking through his punctilious manner in the shape of restlessness.
- 這個(gè)特點(diǎn)不斷地以坐立不安的形式突破他那拘謹(jǐn)?shù)呐e止而流露出來(lái).
來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 蓋茨比