释义 |
painstaker Now rare or Obs.|ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkə(r)| [f. pains (pain n.1 6) + taker.] One who takes pains; a painstaking person.
1618Chapman Hesiod 188 note, Fit for mental painstakers, students [etc.]. 1666Pepys Diary 24 June, He was no great pains-taker in person. 1711Addison Spect. No. 61 ⁋5 There are actually such Pains-takers among our British Wits. |