| 单词 | scrupulous |
| 释义 | scru·pu·lous 1. a. < less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance — American Guide Series: Maryland > < a more scrupulous court would disqualify itself — H.L.Ickes > b. < the orchestral score … was articulated with scrupulous precision and clarity — Musical America > < endeavored to follow the originals with scrupulous care, even to … reproducing mistakes in spelling — M.M.Mathews > < her recoil from her husband's inefficiency was in the direction of a scrupulous neatness — Ellen Glasgow > c. < it is this scrupulous honesty toward herself and others that is the redeeming side of her character — Malcolm Cowley > < distinguished for scrupulous fairness, he was notoriously insusceptible to any political influence — S.H.Adams > 2. obsolete < the justice of that cause ought to be evident: not obscure, not scrupulous — Francis Bacon > 3. a. obsolete < so curious and scrupulous in many of their cities … that they will admit no stranger within the walls — Thomas Coryat > b. archaic < primitive Christians were very scrupulous of calling the emperors Dominus — Edward Stillingfleet > Synonyms: see careful, upright |
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