paying careful attention to every detail synonym fastidious, thorough细心的;小心翼翼的 meticulous planning/records/research 周密的计划;详细的记录;一丝不苟的研究 Their room had been prepared with meticulous care. 他们的房间是精心准备的。 She planned her trip in meticulous detail. 她一丝不苟地计划她的旅行。 - meticulous in (doing) something
He's always meticulous in keeping the records up to date. 他总是十分细心地适时更新存档资料。 - meticulous about something
My father was meticulous about his appearance. 我父亲对自己的外表很讲究。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc2She kept the records in absolutely meticulous order. 她把记录整理得非常细致。 She is meticulous in her choice of words. 她用词一丝不苟。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMeticulous is used with these nouns:- attention
- care
- craftsmanship
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Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘fearful or timid’): from Latin meticulosus, from metus ‘fear’. The word came to mean ‘excessively careful about detail’, hence the current sense (early 19th cent.).