punctilious
英 [p??(k)'t?l??s]
美[p??k't?l??s]
- adj. 一絲不茍的；精密細心的；拘泥形式的
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態變化
副詞:?punctiliously;名詞:?punctiliousness;
中文詞源
punctilious 一絲不茍的
來自拉丁語punctum,點，刺點，來自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備并準時地在門廳等候。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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.
- 一個觀點越不受歡迎, 這個觀點的持有者越應謹小慎微地觀察習俗慣例.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. He was a punctilious young man.
- 他是個非常拘禮的年輕人。
來自辭典例句
- 4. Billy is punctilious in the performance of his duties.
- 畢利執行任務總是一絲不茍的.
來自辭典例句
- 5. This quality was continually breaking through his punctilious manner in the shape of restlessness.
- 這個特點不斷地以坐立不安的形式突破他那拘謹的舉止而流露出來.
來自英漢文學 - 蓋茨比