thor·ough
adjective/ˈθʌrə/
/ˈθɜːrəʊ/
- done completely; with great attention to detail
彻底的；完全的；深入的；细致的 - a thorough knowledge of the subject
对这一学科的透彻了解 - The police carried out a thorough investigation.
警方展开了全面的调查。 - You will need a thorough understanding of the subject.
你需要对这个学科有透彻的了解。
- a thorough knowledge of the subject
- [not usually before noun] (of a person) doing things very carefully and with great attention to detail
仔细周到；工作缜密 - She's very thorough and conscientious.
她勤勤恳恳，一丝不苟。 - He was determined to be thorough in his research.
他决心做研究一丝不苟。
- She's very thorough and conscientious.
- (British English, informal) used to emphasize how bad or annoying somebody/something is
十足的；彻头彻尾的；完完全全的 - Everything was in a thorough mess.
一切都是乱七八糟的。
- Everything was in a thorough mess.
Word OriginOld English thuruh, alteration of thurh ‘through’. Original use was as an adverb and preposition, in senses of through. The adjective dates from the late 15th cent., when it also had the sense ‘that goes or extends through something’, surviving in thoroughfare.