fastidious

adjective
🔊/fæˈstɪdiəs/
🔊/fæˈstɪdiəs/
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  1. being careful that every detail of something is correct一丝不苟的;严谨的 synonym meticulous
    • Everything was planned in fastidious detail.样样都一丝不苟地计划好了。🔊🔊
    • He was fastidious in his preparation for the big day.他认真仔细地准备着这个盛大的日子。🔊🔊
  2. (sometimes disapproving) not liking things to be dirty or untidy讲究整洁的;有洁癖的
    • The child seemed fastidious about getting her fingers dirty.那孩子似乎对弄脏手指很挑剔。
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin fastidiosus, from fastidium ‘loathing’. The word originally meant ‘disagreeable’, later ‘disgusted’. Current senses date from the 17th cent.