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scrupulously

/skroo-pyuh-luhs-lee/US // ˈskru pyə ləs li //

恪尽职守,恪尽职守地,真心实意地,恪守

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adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in a way that shows strict regard for moral standards or principles:He has a reputation as a consistently hardworking and scrupulously honest and fair newspaperman.
    • : in a way that shows care or precision:The authors have scrupulously researched the culinary culture of the early 18th century.

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Examples

  • He is scrupulously honest and demands the same from all those who work for him.

  • In the convention, Washington scrupulously followed the gag rule, so his thoughts on the proceedings are somewhat unknown.

  • Objects are scrupulously labeled by name, manufacturer, and material.

  • The Hippocratic injunction to “first, do no harm,” should be scrupulously respected.

  • Like his predecessors, Thein Sein was a career army officer, but unlike many others, it was said, he was scrupulously honest.

  • “Maarten is a fictional character, but his life intersects with real events—and they are scrupulously accurate,” Mason explained.

  • In the yard, which was kept scrupulously neat, were flowers and plants of every description which flourishes in South Louisiana.

  • But, I am informed there are passages in it whose "secret nature will be scrupulously observed."

  • Use the butter-knife, salt-spoon, and sugar-tongs as scrupulously when alone, as if a room full of people were watching you.

  • Every detail may be scrupulously attended to, but let the whole effect be quiet and modest.

  • He brought a bottle of wine from the cupboard and set it on the table, and then a glass, which he first wiped scrupulously clean.