单词	diligent
释义	diligentdil‧i‧gent /ˈdɪlədʒənt/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINdiligent Origin: 1300-1400 French, Latin, present participle of diligere ‘to put high value on, love’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The book required ten years of diligent research. Tony is a very diligent student. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS After years of diligent research, he had concluded that this was the only copy still in existence. As a pastor he was diligent and although iconoclastic, he defended the clergy against outside attack. As an example of unconscious wealth Ely cited an obedient, diligent, and faithful son. I know all of you are hardworking, diligent people, and I respect you for that. It is uncharacteristically diligent of a minister to seek precisely to understand what money spent will accomplish. It took some curious and diligent minds, and sometimes even some courage. They have a powerful cultural drive to achieve, which makes them extremely diligent, effective and reliable workers. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► most · Rooker's survey shows that even the most diligent of officers meet with obstruction. someone who is diligent works hard and is careful and thorough:  a diligent student—diligently adverb:  They worked diligently all morning.—diligence noun [uncountable]
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