punctilious

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ Someone who is punctilious is very careful to behave correctly. 拘謹(jǐn)?shù)?span>[正式]
He was punctilious about being ready and waiting in the entrance hall exactly on time. 他拘于禮數(shù)地準(zhǔn)備妥當(dāng)，按時(shí)在門(mén)廳的入口處等候。
He was a punctilious young man. 他是個(gè)拘謹(jǐn)?shù)哪贻p人。
2. punctiliouslyADV
Given the circumstances, his behaviour to Laura had been punctiliously correct. 就當(dāng)時(shí)情況而言，他對(duì)勞拉的行為已算禮數(shù)恰當(dāng)了。