sedulous
/sej-uh-luhs/US // ˈsɛdʒ ə ləs //UK // (ˈsɛdjʊləs) //
沉着冷静,沉着的,沉着,镇定
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Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous.
- : persistently or carefully maintained: sedulous flattery.
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Examples
The nature of the stage in the days of Shakespeare has been ascertained, by the sedulous exertions of his commentators.
Like the Mosaic Law, under the sedulous care of the sacerdotal orders it ripened into a most burdensome ritualism.
But there is nothing young in this sedulous suppression of toil.
The most sedulous groom could not have bestowed more attention upon the horse of his heart than Dick Turpin now paid to his mare.
Though ambitious, he was prudent; and, though born to please and be pleased, he was sedulous and self-restrained.
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