fastidious
含义: Very attentive to accuracy, detail, and cleanliness; hard to please because of exacting standards.
Fastidious describes someone whose standards are not merely high but exacting — bordering on fussy. A fastidious editor will query every comma; a fastidious dresser will not tolerate a single crease. The word occupies an interesting middle ground between praise and criticism: in professional contexts, fastidiousness is a virtue (a fastidious researcher), while in social ones it can suggest excessive fussiness or squeamishness. In microbiology, 'fastidious' describes organisms that require very specific conditions to grow.
例句
- The restaurateur was fastidious about sourcing — every ingredient was traceable to a named British farm. 这位餐厅经营者对食材来源一丝不苟——每一种食材都可以追溯到一个指定的英国农场。El restaurador era escrupuloso con el aprovisionamiento: cada ingrediente era rastreable hasta una granja británica con nombre y apellidos.そのレストラン経営者は仕入れに関して非常にこだわりがあり、すべての食材が特定の英国農場まで遡れるようにしていた。그 레스토랑 경영자는 재료 조달에 매우 까다로웠으며, 모든 식재료가 특정 영국 농장까지 추적 가능하도록 했다.
- A fastidious attention to archival detail makes this the definitive biography of the period. 对档案细节一丝不苟的关注使这本传记成为这一时期的权威之作。Una atención meticulosa al detalle archivístico convierte esta obra en la biografía definitiva del período.アーカイブの細部への綿密な注意が、本書をこの時代に関する決定版の伝記にしている。기록 보관 자료에 대한 면밀한 세부 주의가 이 책을 해당 시대에 관한 결정판 전기로 만들어 주었다.
- He was fastidious in his personal habits, ironing his shirts to an almost military standard each morning. 他在个人习惯方面极为讲究,每天早上都把衬衫熨到几乎军事级别的标准。Era meticuloso en sus hábitos personales: planchaba sus camisas cada mañana con un estándar casi militar.彼は身だしなみにおいて几帳面で、毎朝ほぼ軍隊式の基準でシャツにアイロンをかけていた。그는 개인 습관에 있어서 꼼꼼하여 매일 아침 거의 군대식 기준으로 셔츠에 다림질을 했다.
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用法指南
语境: literary, journalism, professional
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From Latin fastidiosus (disdainful, squeamish), from fastidium (loathing, disgust), possibly from fastus (arrogance) + taedium (weariness). Entered English in the late 15th century.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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