fastidious的意思

fastidious

英式音标[fæ'stɪdɪəs]
美式英标[fæ'stɪdɪəs]

基本解释

adj. 挑剔的；苛求的，难取悦的；（微生物等）需要复杂营养地

fastidious 挑剔的，讲究的，苛求的

来自拉丁语fastus, 傲慢，骄傲，蔑视。其原义为骄傲的，过于骄傲的。并引申相关词义。

fastidious (adj.): mid-15c., "full of pride," from Latin fastidiosus "disdainful, squeamish, exacting," from fastidium "loathing, squeamishness; dislike, aversion; excessive nicety," which is of uncertain origin; perhaps from *fastu-taidiom, a compound of fastus "contempt, arrogance, pride," and taedium "aversion, disgust." Fastus is possibly from PIE *bhars- (1) "projection, bristle, point," on the notion of "prickliness" (Watkins) or "a semantic shift from 'top' to 'haughtiness' which is conceivable, but the u-stem is not attested independently" [de Vaan], who adds that "fastidium would be a tautology." Early use in English was both in passive and active senses. Meaning "squeamish, over-nice" in English emerged 1610s. Related: Fastidiously; fastidiousness.

1. Be particularly fastidious about washing your hands before touching food.: 接触食物前尤其对洗手不能有半点马虎。