fastidious
fastidious 英 [fæˈstɪdiəs] 美 [fæˈstɪdiəs, fə-]
adj. 挑剔的；苛求的
Both sisters are fastidious,only in varying degrees. 姐妹俩都很挑剔，不过程度不同而已。
Everything was planned in fastidious detail. 样样都一丝不苟地计划好了。
- If you want to describe a person who insists on perfection or pays much attention to food, clothing and cleanliness, the right word is fastidious.
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- adj. 挑剔的；苛求的
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1. Both sisters are fastidious,only in varying degrees.
姐妹俩都很挑剔，不过程度不同而已。
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2. Everything was planned in fastidious detail.
样样都一丝不苟地计划好了。
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3. He was fastidious in his preparation for the big day.
他认真仔细地准备着这个盛大的日子。
- fastidious (adj.) mid-15c., "full of pride," from Latin fastidiosus "disdainful, squeamish, exacting," from fastidium "loathing, squeamishness; dislike, aversion; excessive nicety," which is of uncertain origin; perhaps from *fastu-taidiom, a compound of fastus "contempt, arrogance, pride," and taedium "aversion, disgust." Fastus is possibly from PIE *bhars- (1) "projection, bristle, point," on the notion of "prickliness" (Watkins) or "a semantic shift from 'top' to 'haughtiness' which is conceivable, but the u-stem is not attested independently" [de Vaan], who adds that "fastidium would be a tautology." Early use in English was both in passive and active senses. Meaning "squeamish, over-nice" in English emerged 1610s. Related: Fastidiously; fastidiousness.
fas·tidi·ous / fæˈstɪdiəs ; NAmE fæˈstɪdiəs / adjective 1 being careful that every detail of sth is correct 一丝不苟的；严谨的 SYN meticulous ◆ Everything was planned in fastidious detail. 样样都一丝不苟地计划好了。 ◆ He was fastidious in his preparation for the big day. 他认真仔细地准备着这个盛大的日子。 2 ( sometimes disapproving) not liking things to be dirty or untidy 讲究整洁的；有洁癖的 ◆ She wasn't very fastidious about personal hygiene. 她不过分讲究个人卫生。 ▶ fas·tidi·ous·ly / fæˈstɪdiəsli ; NAmE fæˈstɪdiəsli / adverb fas·tidi·ous·ness / fæˈstɪdiəsnəs ; NAmE fæˈstɪdiəsnəs / noun [uncountable ] fas·tidi·ous / fæˈstɪdiəs ; NAmE fæˈstɪdiəs / fas·tidi·ous·ly / fæˈstɪdiəsli ; NAmE fæˈstɪdiəsli / fas·tidi·ous·ness / fæˈstɪdiəsnəs ; NAmE fæˈstɪdiəsnəs /
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