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punctilious

/puhngk-til-ee-uhs/US // pʌŋkˈtɪl i əs //UK // (pʌŋkˈtɪlɪəs) //

彬彬有礼,彬彬有礼的,拘谨,拘谨的人

Related Words

ceremonious隆重的,隆重,仪式性的,隆重地conscientious自觉,兢兢业业,自觉的,认真的conventional常规的,传统的,常规,传统exact确实,精确的,精准的,确实的formal正式的,正式,正式场合fussy挑剔,挑剔的,挑剔的人,烦人heedful慎重的,慎重,谨慎的,审慎的meticulous缜密,一丝不苟,缜密的,精心nice不错的,很好,很好的,不错observant观察者,观察家,善于观察的人,观察家们painstaking细致,细致的,细致入微,细心的particular特别是,特别,特别的,特别说明persnickety挑剔的人,挑剔,挑剔的,顽皮precise准确,精确,准确的,精密proper适当的,适当,恰当的,恰当punctual守时,准时,守时的,准时性scrupulous恪尽职守,一丝不苟,恪守,心细如发strict严格,严格的,严,严谨right on就在,对上,对,就在上conscionable自觉的,自觉,自觉地,有意识的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.careful, finicky
Synonyms
ceremonious隆重的,隆重,仪式性的,隆重地conscientious自觉,兢兢业业,自觉的,认真的conscionable自觉的,自觉,自觉地,有意识的conventional常规的,传统的,常规,传统exact确实,精确的,精准的,确实的formal正式的,正式,正式场合formalistic形式主义的,形式主义,形式化的,形态主义fussy挑剔,挑剔的,挑剔的人,烦人good eye好眼力,好眼光,良好的眼力,好的眼睛heedful慎重的,慎重,谨慎的,审慎的meticulous缜密,一丝不苟,缜密的,精心nice不错的,很好,很好的,不错observant观察者,观察家,善于观察的人,观察家们overconscientious过分认真,过度认真,过于认真,过度自觉overscrupulous不择手段,不择手段的,不良,不良行为painstaking细致,细致的,细致入微,细心的particular特别是,特别,特别的,特别说明persnickety挑剔的人,挑剔,挑剔的,顽皮precise准确,精确,准确的,精密proper适当的,适当,恰当的,恰当punctual守时,准时,守时的,准时性right on就在,对上,对,就在上scrupulous恪尽职守,一丝不苟,恪守,心细如发strict严格,严格的,严,严谨

Examples

  • The Tory revolutionary was so punctilious and respectful of her monarch it was almost embarrassing.

  • Denis Thatcher got on well with the Queen Mother, enjoyed a drink as much as she did, and was punctilious about royal protocol.

  • The little boy of two, often quoted here, showed a punctilious feeling for order in the placing of things.

  • Never lacking natural dignity, he was not punctilious in mere matters of form.

  • As the representative of his father-in-law, Haggard asked his lordship with punctilious hospitality if he would take another peg.

  • Fletcher's whole soul was possessed by a sore, jealous, punctilious patriotism.

  • He was a servant and a lackey, and the punctilious gentlemen opposed to him were not inclined to cross swords with him.

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