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词汇 punctilious
释义 punctilious
adjective
 formaluk /pʌŋkˈtɪl.i.əs/ us /pʌŋkˈtɪl.i.əs/
very careful to behave correctly or to give attention to details: 一丝不苟的;循规蹈矩的
He was always punctilious in his manners.他举止总是循规蹈矩。
Synonym
meticulousapproving
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Cautious and vigilant

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punctiliously
punctiliousness

Examples of punctilious


punctilious
In effect the ' transition costs ' have not been openly faced, as the more punctilious pension ' reformers ' used to insist they should be.
Within this restricted focus, however, the editors have been punctilious in including a wide range of topics and disciplines.
In this, he is punctilious and extremely illuminating.
I believe that we were punctilious in the fairness of our approach.
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He is usually a most punctilious attender in debates and speaks when the demands of the party opposite make that necessary.
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I am sure that they were punctilious in their observance of the codes of conduct.
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I thought he was particularly punctilious in disclosing that interest, since it is in no sense a personal or financial interest.
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The important thing when one is dealing with these matters of conditions of service is to be punctilious in looking after them.
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I know that this is a punctilious point, but we should have clarity.
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What is more, our supervision should be much more punctilious than it used to be.
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It is simple, it is humane and it is not punctilious.
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Let us face it: at one time the railways were clean, trains were reliable, service was punctilious and stations were immaculate.
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He expected every officer to be punctilious in saluting religious processions as they passed in the streets.
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We have been most punctilious ever since the end of the war in keeping all our commitments.
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He is a very punctilious person, but there may be other persons without his high standard of accuracy in dealing with correspondence.
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