| 单词 | rigorous |
| 释义 | rigorous (once / 1040 pages) adj If you are rigorous when you do something, you do it extremely carefully and precisely. A rigorous inspection of your tax records has revealed the government owes you money. Congratulations! The Latin root for rigorous is rigor, meaning “stiffness.” This might remind you or rigor mortis, the stiffening of a body after death, as often seen on cop shows. This is a good, if creepy, way of remembering the meaning of rigorous: rigorous people are stiff and unbending about the standards of their work. This requires being alive, of course. WORD FAMILYrigorous: rigorously, rigorousness, rigourousness+/rigor: rigorous, rigors USAGE EXAMPLESSome death penalty opponents hope that Mr. Roof’s defiance will prompt the appellate courts to adopt a more rigorous standard for capital defendants. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Listening to classical music is a very rigorous task and requires a lot of focus. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) Like the film’s title character, the artist, Tyrus Wong, weathered irrevocable separation from his mother, incarceration, isolation and rigorous interrogation — all as a child. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1adj rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard rigorous application of the law Syn strict exact marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact 2adj demanding strict attention to rules and procedures rigorous discipline Syn stringent, tight demanding requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill |
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