| 释义 |
punctualpunc‧tu‧al /ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/ adjective formal   punctualOrigin: 1300-1400 Medieval Latin punctualis, from Latin punctum; ➔ POINT1 - Dinner is served at seven: please try to be punctual.
- Michael's a very punctual, reliable worker.
- Our clients are usually punctual -- you would be too if you were paying $10 a minute.
- We've always been punctual in paying our rent.
- Drew became less punctual, he muffed his lines, and was often replaced by an understudy.
- He ensures that deliveries are punctual and accounts paid on time.
- Republicans are more punctual, make lists, dress better.
- She was absolutely punctual herself, thrifty about her own time.
- The cities with their canals and punctual trams are among the most pleasant and orderly in the world.
- They're invariably punctual, because one of their men works there and has been put in funds in advance.
- They contain punctual alterations of specific texts, and they stage the confrontation between two or more voices.
someone who is always on time► punctual someone who is punctual always arrives or does things when they are supposed to: · Dinner is served at seven: please try to be punctual.· Our clients are usually punctual -- you would be too if you were paying $10 a minute. arriving, happening, or being done at exactly the time that has been arranged SYN on time:  She’s always very punctual for appointments. the punctual payment of invoices—punctually adverb—punctuality /ˌpʌŋktʃuˈæləti/ noun [uncountable] |