- 1aB1
/ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/
arriving or doing something at exactly the time that was planned; not late.
準時的;守時的
比較級 more punctual最高級 most punctual
核心畫面
Picture arriving exactly on the agreed point of the clock — not early enough to wait around, not late enough to apologize. The word is about hitting the point, and it is usually said as a compliment about someone's habits, not just about one occasion.
可以想成:不早不晚,正好踩在約好的那個時間點上——不必在門口等太久,也不必進門先道歉。這個字說的就是「準準地踩到那一…更多收起
可以想成:不早不晚,正好踩在約好的那個時間點上——不必在門口等太久,也不必進門先道歉。這個字說的就是「準準地踩到那一點」,而且通常是在稱讚一個人的習慣,不只是講某一次。原始詞典資料6 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。
punctualadj/ˈpʌŋktjʊəl/
- 1
Prompt; on time.
- 2
Prompt; on time.
- Luis is never late; he's the most punctual person I know.
- 3
mathematicssciencesExisting as a point or series of points.
- 4
human-scienceslinguisticssciencesExpressing a momentary action that has no duration.
- 5
Periodic; occasional.
- The management of the above mentioned feed sectors is subject to close co-operation with the Member States through […] punctual expert groups meetings where appropriate.
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datedObserving trivial points; punctilious.
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。