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单词 assiduous
释义
assiduous
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adj

If you call someone assiduous, it's a compliment. It means they're careful, methodical and very persistent. Good detectives are classically assiduous types.
Assiduous comes from two Latin words: assiduus, meaning "busy incessant, continual or constant," and assidere, meaning "to sit down to" something. (Funnily enough, we also get the word sedentary, meaning someone who doesn't move around much, a lazy couch potato, from this same last word.) Although we tend to think of sedentary types as being the very opposite of assiduous ones, many assiduous activities (like writing, thinking, or detective work) are best done sitting in a chair.
WORD FAMILY
assiduous: assiduity, assiduously, assiduousness+/assiduity: assiduities
USAGE EXAMPLES
Moyle’s assiduous re-creation of Turner’s adventures present a man willing to risk his life for art.
Washington Post(Oct 17, 2016)
Through assiduous documentation, Glassner then showed that the various “crises” striking fear in the hearts of Americans were not crises at all.
Salon(Oct 02, 2016)
A spokeswoman for UKA said the email highlighted just how assiduous the organisation is in ensuring that classification is done fairly and robustly.
The Guardian(Sep 04, 2016)
adj marked by care and persistent effort
her assiduous attempts to learn French
assiduous research
Syn
sedulous
diligent
characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks
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