assiduous
assiduous 英 [əˈsɪdjuəs] 美 [əˈsɪdʒuəs]
adj. 刻苦的，勤勉的
- If you call someone assiduous, it's a compliment. It means they're careful, methodical and very persistent. Good detectives are classically assiduous types.
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- adj. 刻苦的，勤勉的
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1. To work for work's sake, to enjoy a fruitless endeavor, to imagine that you can fulfill yourself through assiduous labor—all that is disgusting and incomprehensible.
为了工作而工作，喜欢毫无结果的努力，想象一下，你可以通过勤勉的工作实现你自己——所有这些都是令人作呕，无法理解的事情。
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2. The education system in mainland China focuses on assiduous preparation for the national university entrance exam, the gaokao, often at the expense of extracurricular activities.
中国大陆的教育体制是为了准备高考而刻苦学习，牺牲了学生们的课外活动时间。
- assiduous (adj.) 1530s, from Latin assiduus "attending; continually present, incessant; busy; constant," from assidere/adsidere "to sit down to, sit by" (thus "be constantly occupied" at one's work); from ad "to" (see ad-) + sedere "to sit," from PIE root *sed- (1) "to sit." The word acquired a taint of "servility" in 18c. Related: Assiduously; assiduousness.
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