punctual
punctual 英 [ˈpʌŋktʃuəl] 美 [ˈpʌŋktʃuəl]
adj. 准时的，守时的
She has been reliable and punctual. 她一直可靠守时。
a punctual start at 9 o'clock *9 点钟准时开始
- When someone says “Be punctual,” that means you better be there on time. Five minutes late won’t cut it.
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- adj. 准时的，守时的
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1. She has been reliable and punctual.
她一直可靠守时。
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2. a punctual start at 9 o'clock
*9 点钟准时开始
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3. They always pay punctually.
他们一向按时付款。
- punctual (adj.) c. 1400, from Medieval Latin punctualis, from Latin punctus "a pricking" (from nasalized form of PIE root *peuk- "to prick"). Originally "having a sharp point; of the nature of a point;" meaning "prompt" first recorded 1670s, from notion of "insisting on fine points." Related: Punctually.
punc·tual / ˈpʌŋktʃuəl ; NAmE ˈpʌŋktʃuəl / adjective happening or doing sth at the arranged or correct time; not late 按时的；准时的；守时的 ◆ She has been reliable and punctual. 她一直可靠守时。 ◆ a punctual start at 9 o'clock *9 点钟准时开始 ▶ punc·tu·al·ity / ˌpʌŋktʃuˈæləti ; NAmE ˌpʌŋktʃuˈæləti / noun [uncountable ] punc·tu·al·ly / ˈpʌŋktʃuəli ; NAmE ˈpʌŋktʃuəli / adverb ◆ They always pay punctually. 他们一向按时付款。 punc·tual / ˈpʌŋktʃuəl ; NAmE ˈpʌŋktʃuəl / punc·tu·al·ity / ˌpʌŋktʃuˈæləti ; NAmE ˌpʌŋktʃuˈæləti / punc·tu·al·ly / ˈpʌŋktʃuəli ; NAmE ˈpʌŋktʃuəli /
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