fastidious
adjective /fæˈstɪdiəs/
/fæˈstɪdiəs/
- being careful that every detail of something is correct
一丝不苟的；严谨的 - Everything was planned in fastidious detail.
样样都一丝不苟地计划好了。 - He was fastidious in his preparation for the big day.
他认真仔细地准备着这个盛大的日子。
- Everything was planned in fastidious detail.
- (sometimes disapproving) not liking things to be dirty or untidy
讲究整洁的；有洁癖的 - The child seemed fastidious about getting her fingers dirty.
这孩子似乎对弄脏手指很挑剔。
- The child seemed fastidious about getting her fingers dirty.
词源late Middle English: from Latin fastidiosus, from fastidium ‘loathing’. The 词源ally meant ‘disagreeable’, later ‘disgusted’. Current senses date from the 17th cent.