fastidious
英 [f?'st?d??s]
美 [f?'st?d??s]
- adj. 挑剔的；苛求的，難取悅的；（微生物等）需要復雜營養地
助記提示
1. contraction of fastus "contempt, arrogance" and taedium "aversion, disgust, dull, weary".
2. => 也就是那種始終不滿、反感、厭惡的那種高傲和自大。
3. 因為高傲和自大，所以對什么都覺得不滿意、對什么都看不上眼，因此總是很挑剔。
4. fastid- : 諧音“繁死他爹、繁死他的”。
5. 諧音“繁死他爹兒子、繁死他的兒子、繁死他爹兒死、繁死他爹兒事”。
中文詞源
fastidious 挑剔的，講究的，苛求的來自拉丁語fastus, 傲慢，驕傲，蔑視。其原義為驕傲的，過于驕傲的。并引申相關詞義。
英文詞源
- fastidious (adj.)
- mid-15c., "full of pride," from Latin fastidiosus "disdainful, squeamish, exacting," from fastidium "loathing, squeamishness; dislike, aversion; excessive nicety," which is of uncertain origin; perhaps from *fastu-taidiom, a compound of fastus "contempt, arrogance, pride," and taedium "aversion, disgust." Fastus is possibly from PIE *bhars- (1) "projection, bristle, point," on the notion of "prickliness" (Watkins) or "a semantic shift from 'top' to 'haughtiness' which is conceivable, but the
u-stem is not attested independently" [de Vaan], who adds that "fastidium would be a tautology." Early use in English was both in passive and active senses. Meaning "squeamish, over-nice" in English emerged 1610s. Related: Fastidiously; fastidiousness.
雙語例句
- 1. Be particularly fastidious about washing your hands before touching food.
- 接觸食物前尤其對洗手不能有半點馬虎。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Everything was planned in fastidious detail.
- 樣樣都一絲不茍地計劃好了。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. She is too fastidious about her food or clothing.
- 她愛講究吃穿.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. He was fastidious about his appearance.
- 他非常講究儀表。
來自辭典例句
- 5. He was the picture of fastidious comfort.
- 一眼可以看出,他生活舒適講究.
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹