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me·tic·u·lous AHD[mĭ-tĭkʹyə-ləs] D.J.[mɪˈtɪkjələs]K.K.[mɪˈtɪkjələs]adj.（形容词）- Extremely careful and precise.谨小慎微的：极度细心的和精确的
- Extremely or excessively concerned with details.过度重视细节的：极度或过分关心细节的
- From Latin metīculōsus [timid] 源自 拉丁语 metīculōsus [胆小的]
- from metus [fear] 源自 metus [害怕]
metic'ulosʹity AHD[-lŏsʹĭ-tē] 或 me·ticʹu·lous·ness （名词）meticʹulously adv.（副词）meticulous, careful, painstaking, scrupulous, fastidious, punctilious- 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。
- 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）。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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）。
- 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）。
- 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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