meticulous
adjective /məˈtɪkjələs/
  /məˈtɪkjələs/
 (approving)- paying careful attention to every detail细心的;小心翼翼的 - meticulous planning/records/research周密的计划;详细的记录;一丝不苟的研究 
- Their room had been prepared with meticulous care.他们的房间是精心准备的。 
- She planned her trip in meticulous detail.她一丝不苟地计划她的旅行。 
-  meticulous in (doing) something He's always meticulous in keeping the records up to date.他总是十分细心地适时更新存档资料。 
-  meticulous about something My father was meticulous about his appearance.我父亲对自己的外表很讲究。 
 Topics Personal qualitiesc2- She kept the records in absolutely meticulous order.她把记录整理得非常细致。 
- She is meticulous in her choice of words.她用词一丝不苟。 
 Collocations DictionaryMeticulous is used with these nouns:- attention
- care
- craftsmanship
- …
 词源mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘fearful or timid’): from Latin meticulosus, from metus ‘fear’. The word came to mean ‘excessively careful about detail’, hence the current sense (early 19th cent.).
- meticulous planning/records/research