punctilio

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A fine point in exactness of conduct, ceremony, etiquette or procedure. countable,uncountable
    — […]–but, a-propos, ſaid he—Shakeſpear is full of great things—He forgot a ſmall punctillio of announcing your name—it puts you under a neceſſity of doing it yourſelf.
  2. Strictness in observance of formalities. countable,uncountable
    — Alas! she little conceived that, though without any apparent levity or disregard to the world's censure, yet from an obsequiousness and acquiescence to the will and pleasure of others, into what thoughtless indiscretion and want of due punctilio she might be led; rendering her, in the case of Philimore and Oriana, by favouring them in their secret union, a most dangerous intimate!

词形变化

punctilios plural

词汇关系

衍生词
punctiliar punctilious

词源

From Italian puntiglio, or Spanish puntillo, diminutive from Latin pūnctum (“point”).
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