meticulous
meticulous
[mɪˈtɪkjʊləs]
adjective
meticulously
adverb
meticulousness
noun
语源
[mɪˈtɪkjʊləs]
adjective
- showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise
十分注意细节的；一丝不苟的
he had always been so meticulous about his appearance.
他一直来都十分注意外表形象。
meticulously
adverb
meticulousness
noun
语源
- mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'fearful or timid'): from Latin meticulosus, from metus 'fear'. The word came to mean 'overcareful about detail', hence the current sense (early 19th cent.)
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