英语词汇“punctual”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	punctual
释义	punc·tu·al \ˈpəŋ(k)ch(əw)əl, -(k)sh-\ adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin punctualis, from Latin punctus pricking, point (from punctus, past participle of pungere to prick) + -alis -al — more at pungent 1. a. : of or relating to a point b. : of or relating to punctuation 2. : having the nature or a property of a point < a punctual light source > as a. : belonging to a definite point of time < achievements … are of a continuous rather than punctual nature — J.J.Obermann > b. : having fixity < a punctual point in space > : confined to a locale : concentrated < a punctual seat of the soul — James Ward > c. : lacking extent or duration < the particles which result from a quantizing of a wave equation appear to be punctual — Werner Heisenberg > 3. : pointed in expression or conception : being to the point : definite, explicit, accurate; also : dealing or dealt with point by point : detailed < with punctual care — William Wordsworth > 4. : marked by attention to small details and nice points : particular about minutiae : punctilious 5. a. : marked by exact adherence to an appointed time < punctual, commonplace, keeping all appointments — L.P.Smith > < attracted notice by his punctual discharge of his duties — J.A.Froude > b. : marked by a regular predictable time schedule without unexpected deviation < in a land of punctual trains — Alzada Comstock > < punctual revolution of the seasons — Osbert Sitwell > 6. : perfective 2 Synonyms: see careful
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