1630s, probably from Italian puntiglioso, from puntiglio "fine point," from Latin punctum "prick" (see point (n.)). Related: Punctiliously; punctiliousness.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. He was punctilious about being ready and waiting in the entrance hall exactly on time.
他一絲不茍地作好準(zhǔn)備并準(zhǔn)時(shí)地在門廳等候。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The more unpopular an opinion is, the more necessary is it that the holder should be somewhat punctilious in his observance of conventionalities generally.