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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. 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.