painstaking

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n. 辛苦, 苦心, 工夫 a. 辛苦的, 勤勉的, 小心的

发音

US /ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋ/
其它
US /ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ/
UK /ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ/

词形变化

painstakings 复数 painstakings more painstaking 比较级 most painstaking 最高级

别名

pains-taking

教材释义与例句

名词

辛苦；勤勉

形容词

艰苦的；勤勉的；小心的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The application of careful and attentive effort.

    可数 不可数
adj. C2
  1. 1.

    Carefully attentive to details; studious; diligent in performing a process or procedure.

    细致

    慎密

    严谨

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

conscientious scrupulous

近义相关 1

careful

词源

From pains + taking; see take pains. The /ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋ/ pronunciation which dominates in the United States suggests a reanalysis of the word as pain + staking.

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