scrupulous

scrupulous
adjective
  1. (of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details
    (人,过程)小心谨慎的,注意细节的
    the research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to detail.
    这项研究开展时对细节给予了细心关注。
    ■very concerned to avoid doing wrong
    过度谨慎的
    she's too scrupulous to have an affair with a married man.
    她非常谨慎,不会和已婚男子发生恋情。
派生
scrupulosity
noun
scrupulously
adverb
  1. [as submodifier]she was scrupulously polite.
    她小心翼翼,彬彬有礼。
scrupulousness
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'troubled with doubts'): from French scrupuleux or Latin scrupulosus, from scrupulus (see scruple)
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