Fastidious



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.难取悦的, 挑剔的
• ［英］ adj.难取悦的, 挑剔的 ( not easy to please ; very critical or discriminating; dainty) ;
• ［记］ fast ( 绝食) +tidious ( =tedious, 乏味的) -> 因乏味而绝食 -> 挑剔的
• ［同］ 同根词: fasting ( 禁食)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fastidiosus, from fastidium disgust, probably from fastus arrogance (probably akin to Latin fastigium top) + taedium irksomeness — more at tedium
• Date: 15th century
• 1. archaic scornful
• 2.
  • a. having high and often capricious standards ; difficult to please <critics…so fastidious that they can talk only to a small circle of initiates — Granville Hicks>
  • b. showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care
  • c. reflecting a meticulous, sensitive, or demanding attitude <fastidious workmanship>
• 3. having complex nutritional requirements <fastidious microorganisms>
• ? fastidiously adverb
• ? fastidiousness noun

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