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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
immaculate vs meticulous
(1) immaculate指潔淨、完美或清白,例如:
She was immaculate of history.
她的一生白璧無瑕。
(陸谷孫《英漢大詞典》)
(2) meticulous指過分注重細節、一絲不苟、小心翼翼或極端細心,例如:
He is too meticulous in his work.
他對工作過分小心。
(3) immaculate和meticulous二字列作同義詞的條件似不太充分,其實不宜相互比較。
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