| 单词 | painstaking |
| 释义 | painstaking (once / 2081 pages) adj If you notice that painstaking is composed of pains and taking, you already have a pretty clear sense of what this adjective means: to be painstaking is to be so careful—so meticulous, so thorough that it hurts. Painstaking is most commonly paired with detail — in fact, writers might like to avoid the phrase “painstaking detail” as clichéd. In contemporary usage, the agony implied by the word often seems to be shared by both the person who makes a painstaking effort and the person confronted with the fruits of that labor: “Gertrude’s ability to appear politely interested was tested as her dinner companion related his painstaking attempts to establish himself as the true heir to the British throne.” WORD FAMILYpainstaking: painstakingly, painstakingness USAGE EXAMPLESWhat seemed like effortless mayhem on the screen was the result of a painstaking — and unorthodox — directing approach. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) There the crew of 24 was released after 11 days of painstaking diplomacy. Economist(Dec 20, 2016) The dial is black gold, the result of a painstaking process that turns yellow gold black. Wall Street Journal(Dec 20, 2016) adj characterized by extreme care and great effort painstaking research Syn conscientious, scrupulous careful exercising caution or showing care or attention |
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