fastidiousness
noun[U]
uk/fæsˈtɪd.i.əs.nəs/us/fæsˈtɪd.i.əs.nəs/thefactof giving too muchattentiontosmalldetailsandwantingeverything to becorrectandperfect:
一丝不苟;过分严谨;苛求The fastidiousness of theinhabitantscan beseenin theneatlog-piles beside everyfrontdoor.从每家前门旁摆放地整整齐齐的圆木堆就可以看出这里居民的一丝不苟。
As ateenager, hedisplayeda fastidiousnessunusualfor hisyears.作为一个青少年,他表现出了与他年龄不相称的过分的严谨。
a verystrongdislikeof anythingdirtyorunpleasant:
洁癖;讲究He wasawareof his fastidiousness in hislivinghabitsand hishealthconcerns.他知道自己在生活习惯和健康方面过分讲究。
Her fastidiousnessdevelopedinto anobsessionwithpersonalhygiene.她的洁癖已经发展成了个人卫生方面的强迫症。
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fastidious
- Pariswrites with anauthorityand fastidiousness that isbreathtaking.
- Withextremefastidiousness, theprofessormade one lastminutecorrectionto thetext.
- He was the mostmeticulous, well-preparedlawyerI'veeverknown, and this fastidiousnessextendedinto hispersonallife.
Wanting everything to be right
- anally
- anally retentive
- choosy
- cover all the basesidiom
- dot the i's and cross the t'sidiom
- fuss
- fussbudget
- fussily
- fussiness
- fusspot
- pedant
- pedantic
- pedantically
- pedantry
- perfectionism
- punctiliously
- punctiliousness
- purism
- purist
- stickler