punctilious

a. 精密细心的, 一丝不苟的, 拘泥形式的

发音

其它 /pʌŋkˈtɪli.əs/

词形变化

more punctilious 比较级 most punctilious 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.

    With a punctilious slap of the gloves, the duel was now inevitable.

  2. 2.

    Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

meticulous

近义相关 1

precise

词源

From punctilio (“fine point in exactness of conduct”) + -ous.

来源：wiktionary