单词 | punctual |
释义 | punc·tu·al (pŭngkch-əl) adj. 1. Acting or arriving exactly at the time appointed; prompt. 2. Paid or accomplished at or by the appointed time. 3. Precise; exact. 4. Confined to or having the nature of a point in space. 5. Linguistics Of, related to, or being the verbal aspect that expresses momentary action or action considered as having no temporal duration. [Middle English, sharp-pointed, from Medieval Latin pūnctuālis, from Latin pūnctum, point, from neuter past participle of pungere, to prick; see PUNGENT.] punc′tu·ali·ty (-ălĭ-tē), punctu·al·ness (-əl-nĭs) n. punctu·al·ly adv. |
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