| 单词 | meticulous |
| 释义 | meticulous[mə'tikjuləs]a. 一丝不苟的, 精确的, 过细的相关词组:in a meticulous way meticulous me.tic.u.lous AHD: [m¹-t¹k“y…-l…s] D.J. [m!6t!kj*l*s]K.K. [m!6t!kj*l*s]adj.（形容词）1. Extremely careful and precise.谨小慎微的：极度细心的和精确的2. Extremely or excessively concerned with details.过度重视细节的：极度或过分关心细节的语源:1. From Latin met&9{ºcul½sus} [timid] 源自 拉丁语 met&9{ºcul½sus} [胆小的] 2. from metus [fear] 源自 metus [害怕] 继承用法:metic”ulos“ity AHD: [-l¼s“¹-t¶] 或 me.tic“u.lous.ness （名词）metic“ulously adv.（副词）参考词汇:1. meticulous,careful,painstaking,scrupulous,fastidious,punctilious2. These adjectives mean showing or marked by attentiveness to all aspects or details.这些形容词都指对所有方面或细节表示注意或以这种注意为特征的。3. Meticulous stresses extreme, sometimes exaggerated care for small details: Meticulous 强调极度的，有时是过分的对于小细节的关心： “He had throughout been almost worryingly meticulous in his business formalities” (Arnold Bennett).“他一直对他的业务手续表现出几乎是担心一样的极度细心” （阿诺德·贝内特）。4. Careful suggests the exercise of attention, circumspection, and solicitude: Careful 意味着运用注意力、细心和关心： A careful examination of the antique bronze showed it to be a forgery.对古董铜像的仔细检查证明它是件赝品。5. Painstaking means extremely careful: Painstaking 意味着极度细心： The skillful repair of fine lace entails slow and painstaking work.对精致花边的熟练修补需要缓慢而极度细心的工作。6. Scrupulous suggests care prompted by conscience: Scrupulous 表示出于良知的细心： “Cynthia was scrupulous in her efforts to give no trouble” (Winston Churchill).“辛西娅非常细心地极力不带来任何麻烦” （温斯顿·丘吉尔）。7. Fastidious implies concern, often excessive, for the requirements of taste: Fastidious 表示的是出于品味要求的，通常是过分的关心： “Your true lover of literature is never fastidious” (Robert Southey).“真正的文学爱好者从不挑剔” （罗伯特·骚塞）。8. Punctilious specifically applies to strict, exact attention to minute details of conduct: Punctilious 专指对极微小行为细节的严格的、精细的注意： “The more unpopular an opinion is, the more necessary is it that the holder should be somewhat punctilious in his observance of conventionalities generally” (Samuel Butler).“一个观点越不受欢迎，这个观点的持有者越应谨小慎微地观察习俗惯例” （塞缪尔·巴特勒） |
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