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