fastidious

fastidious
[faˈstɪdɪəs]
adjective
  1. very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
    挑剔的,苛求的,难取悦的,吹毛求疵的
    his speech is fastidious.
    他的讲话吹毛求疵。
    ■very concerned about matters of cleanliness
    极爱清洁的,有洁癖的
    the child seemed fastidious about getting her fingers sticky or dirty.
    这女孩似乎特别怕把手指弄得黏乎乎、脏兮兮的。
派生
fastidiously
adverb
fastidiousness
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin fastidiosus, from fastidium 'loathing'. The word originally meant 'disagreeable, distasteful', later 'disgusted'. Current senses date from the 17th cent
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