meticulous
meticulous這個詞是一個形容詞,表示“非常注意細節(jié),精確,周密”的意思。例如:
He was a meticulous painter, never leaving a brushstroke out of place.(他是一個一絲不茍的畫家,從不讓一筆走錯。)
She kept meticulous records of her expenses.(她對自己的開支記得一清二楚。)
He planned the trip with meticulous care.(他精心策劃了這次旅行。)
meticulous這個詞的詞源是16世紀中期的拉丁語meticulosus,“充滿恐懼,膽小”,相當于meti-,來自metus,“恐懼”,加上-culosus,從periculosus,“危險”的形容詞形式提取出來的。這個詞最初的意思是“恐懼或膽怯的”,后來變成了“過分小心或謹慎的”,進而演變成了現(xiàn)在的意思(19世紀初期)。
meticulous的近義詞有careful, conscientious, diligent, ultracareful, scrupulous等,都表示“注意細節(jié)或品質(zhì)”的意思。例如:
She was a careful driver, always checking her mirrors and signals.(她是一個謹慎的司機,總是檢查她的后視鏡和信號燈。)
He was a conscientious student, always doing his homework on time.(他是一個盡責的學生,總是按時完成作業(yè)。)
She was a diligent worker, always finishing her tasks efficiently.(她是一個勤奮的工作者,總是高效地完成她的任務(wù)。)
He was an ultracareful researcher, never making any mistakes in his data.(他是一個非常細心的研究員,從不在數(shù)據(jù)上出錯。)
She was a scrupulous editor, always correcting every typo and error.(她是一個一絲不茍的編輯,總是糾正每一個錯字和錯誤。)