今日の単語 meticulous
M 0件のコメントmeticulous
１．今日の単語は meticulous どんな意味を想像するでしょうか。例文を探してみましょう。
Sculptor had strong work ethic, meticulous attention to detail – Mauriks, the creator of many notable sculptures in Melbourne, including the installation Silence at Docklands, became known for his prolific volume of sculptural work. (from the AGE)
彫刻家が細部に注意を払うとき、どんな風に注意を払うでしょう。普通ではなさそうですね。
Blood Screening Market to Reach $3.56 Billion by 2027, Growing at a CAGR of 6.9% From 2020 With COVID-19 Impact – Meticulous Research® Analysis (from CISION newswire)
ここでの meticulous は会社名ですね。調査会社の名前になるような意味ということは、「いいかげん」の逆の意味だと思われます。
Italian authorities said Thursday they had recovered more than half a million items of stolen or counterfeit works of art in 2020, both at home and abroad. – More than 1,500 counterfeit artworks were also seized, which if placed on the market could have raised some 415 million euros, according to a statement by specialist police. “The meticulous work of the command for the protection of cultural heritage has never stopped, even during this hard year of pandemic emergency,” said Culture Minister Dario Franceschini. (from Times Malta)
盗まれた文化遺産を取り戻したり守ったりするには、かなり meticulous な作業や努力があるのですね。
２. 意味がおおよそ想像できたところで、英英辞典と英和辞典で意味を確認しておきましょう。
very careful and with great attention to every detail
giving or showing careful attention to every detail
極めて注意深い、細部まで行き届いた
細かいことを気にしすぎる、あまりに几帳面な
３．類義語もみておきましょう。
accurate, cautious, conscientious, exact, fastidious, fussy, painstaking, precise, scrupulous, strict, thorough, etc.
４．簡単な例文を追加しておきます。
Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book.
この本を書くため、念入りな準備が何時間も費やされました。
My roommate cleans up so meticulously that there has never even a speck of dust on her side of the room.
私のルームメイトはかなり念入りに掃除をするので、彼女が使っている部屋の部分は塵ひとつ落ちていたことはない。
今日の単語は
meticulous 几帳面な、念入りな
でした