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If someone is fastidious, they are very careful about small details in how they look, how they work, or how a thing is finished. A fastidious dresser notices a loose thread. A fastidious cook will not send out a plate with a smear of sauce on the rim.
If someone is fastidious如果一個人fastidious they are very careful about small details他們會非常在意小細節 in how they look不管是外表 how they work做事的方式 or how a thing is finished還是一件事完成的樣子 A fastidious dresser一個fastidious的穿衣者 notices a loose thread會注意到一根鬆脫的線頭 A fastidious cook一個fastidious的廚師 will not send out a plate with a smear of sauce on the rim絕不會端出一盤邊緣沾到醬汁的菜
The word often leans toward “hard to please”: the person is not only careful, they are , and other people can feel a little judged.
The word often leans toward “hard to please”這個詞常常帶點「難討好」的意味 the person is not only careful這個人不只是細心 they are picky還很挑剔 and other people can feel a little judged而周圍的人可能會覺得自己被挑剔了
You will hear it a lot with and food — “fastidious about dirt,” “a fastidious .” Though actually, the older heart of the word is disgust. It was borrowed from Latin fastīdīōsus, from fastīdium, a or a turning away because something felt too much, perhaps from fastus (disdain) plus taedium (disgust). You can still feel that thin skin for mess inside the modern “careful about details” sense.
You will hear it a lot你會很常聽到它 with cleanliness and food用在乾淨和食物上 — “fastidious about dirt,”「fastidious about dirt」（對髒東西很龜毛） “a fastidious eater.”「a fastidious eater」（挑食的人） Though actually不過事實上 the older heart of the word is disgust這個詞更古老的核心其實是「厭惡」 It was borrowed from Latin fastīdīōsus它是從拉丁文fastīdīōsus借來的 from fastīdium源自fastīdium a loathing or a turning away一種嫌惡或轉身避開的感覺 because something felt too much因為某樣東西讓人感覺太過分了 perhaps from fastus (disdain) plus taedium (disgust)可能是由fastus（輕蔑）加上taedium（厭惡）組成的
It is a slightly formal, adjective. It has nothing to do with being fast.
You can still feel你仍然感覺得到 that thin skin for mess那種對雜亂特別敏感的性子 inside the modern “careful about details” sense藏在現代「注重細節」這個意思裡面 It is a slightly formal, bookish adjective這是個有點正式、書面的形容詞 It has nothing to do with being fast它跟「快」完全沒有關係
組成Borrowed from Latin fastīdīōsus (“feeling disgust; scornful; also causing disgust”), from fastīdium (loathing, daintiness of taste), perhaps from fastus (disdain) + taedium (disgust). English kept the “hard to please / very particular” side.
同家族的字
- fastidiouslythe adverb: in this careful, picky way
- fastidiousnessthe noun: this quality of being so particular
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
fastidiousadj/fæsˈtɪdi.əs/
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Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.
- He had at first tried to clean up as they ate, his fastidious nature kicking in, but Chris had told him to just stop, he was blocking the TV.
- As she cleaned the room daily, she knew it was against his fastidious nature to bring or have food in his room.
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Overly concerned about tidiness and cleanliness.
- "If you are fastidious, clean previously used pots inside and out; if not, merely clean the outside (unless you are battling a pest infestation; then the inside will need scrubbing as well)."
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Difficult to please; quick to find fault.
- You're too fastidious, and too indolent, and too rich.
- "It's burn[t], M'sieur," said Marie Louise, politely, but decidedly, to the utter confusion of Mr. Billy, who was as mortified as could be at the failure of his dinner to please his fastidious little visitor.
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biologymicrobiologynatural-sciencesHaving precise requirements for nutrition and environment (chemical and physical); especially, being difficult to culture because of those requirements.
- fastidious organism
- fastidious species
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。