meticulous
Word family adverbmeticulouslyadjectivemeticulousnounmeticulousness
me·tic·u·lous /məˈtɪkjələs/ adjectiveadj CAREFULvery careful about small details, and always making sure that everything is done correctly 对细节十分注意的,一丝不苟的 He kept meticulous accounts. 他的账记得一丝不苟。
Their planning and preparation were meticulous. 他们的计划和准备工作都很周密。
He cleaned the tools with meticulous care. 他十分认真地清洁了工具。
The book describes his journey in meticulous detail. 这本书很详细地描述了他的旅程。
meticulous in He was meticulous in his use of words. 他用词很谨慎。
meticulous about He has always been so meticulous about his appearance. 他对自己的外表一向很讲究。
► see thesaurus at careful —meticulously adverbadv The attack was meticulously planned and executed. 这场攻击是精心策划并周密实施的。
Origin meticulous (1800-1900) Latin meticulosus “afraid”, from metus “fear”