| 单词 | scrupulous |
| 释义 | scrupulous —scrupulosity /skrooh'pyeuh los"i tee/, scrupulousness, n. —scrupulously, adv. /skrooh"pyeuh leuhs/, adj. 1. having scruples; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled. 2. punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact: a scrupulous performance. [1400-50; late ME < L scrupulosus. See SCRUPLE, -OUS] Syn. 1. conscientious, cautious, careful, circumspect. 2. exacting, rigorous. SCRUPULOUS, PUNCTILIOUS imply abiding exactly by rules. SCRUPULOUS implies conscientious carefulness in attending to details: scrupulous attention to details. PUNCTILIOUS suggests strictness, preciseness, and rigidity, esp. in observance of social conventions. Ant. 2. careless. |
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