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单词 sedulous
释义

Definition of sedulous in English:

sedulous

adjective ˈsɛdjʊləsˈsɛdʒələs
  • (of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence.

    (人,行为)坚忍不拔的,勤勉的,孜孜不倦的

    he watched himself with the most sedulous care

    他照顾自己无微不至。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was the most sedulous flycatcher in American history, and by long odds the most successful.
    • The Kirk's most senior staff, such as its principal clerk and its general treasurer (both of them sedulous and diligent men) have no control over these boards and departments.
    • Certainly, no one should think about playing the sedulous ape to him.
    • There are no tasks which require the conscientious and painstaking effort of sedulous monographers.
    Synonyms
    diligent, careful, meticulous, thorough, assiduous, attentive, industrious, laborious, hard-working, conscientious, ultra-careful, punctilious, scrupulous, painstaking, searching, close, elaborate, minute, studious, rigorous, particular
    religious, strict
    pedantic, fussy

Derivatives

  • sedulity

  • noun sɪˈdjuːlɪtisəˈdʒulədi
    • As nationalist iconographer, Rivera touted progressive agendas he deemed crucial to Mexico's future and linked the nation's twentieth-century wherewithal to the savvy, science, and sedulity of its ‘high’ ancestral civilizations.
  • sedulously

  • adverb ˈsɛdjʊləsliˈsɛdʒələsli
    • He combined cultural Englishness with political cosmopolitanism, and detested political personality cults while sedulously cultivating a public image of himself.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Despite the mythology, sedulously disseminated by the complicit Scottish media, there never was a pro-devolution consensus.
      • Clearly in light of the comments throughout, the element of confidentiality is essential to the maintenance of the relationship and is one which the community wishes to sedulously foster.
      • Not doubting that this was really the shadow of the planet, I immediately applied myself sedulously to observe it.
      • In our accelerated world of time, we seek desperately to harness whatever we can and try even harder to use it sedulously.
  • sedulousness

  • noun ˈsɛdjʊləsnəsˈsɛdʒələsnəs

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin sedulus 'zealous' + -ous.

Rhymes

credulous

Definition of sedulous in US English:

sedulous

adjectiveˈsɛdʒələsˈsejələs
  • (of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence.

    (人,行为)坚忍不拔的,勤勉的,孜孜不倦的

    he watched himself with the most sedulous care

    他照顾自己无微不至。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Certainly, no one should think about playing the sedulous ape to him.
    • There are no tasks which require the conscientious and painstaking effort of sedulous monographers.
    • The Kirk's most senior staff, such as its principal clerk and its general treasurer (both of them sedulous and diligent men) have no control over these boards and departments.
    • He was the most sedulous flycatcher in American history, and by long odds the most successful.
    Synonyms
    diligent, careful, meticulous, thorough, assiduous, attentive, industrious, laborious, hard-working, conscientious, ultra-careful, punctilious, scrupulous, painstaking, searching, close, elaborate, minute, studious, rigorous, particular

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin sedulus ‘zealous’ + -ous.

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