diligent

形容词 adj.
/ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/   

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.
    — Scientists are very diligent in their work.

词形变化

more diligent comparative most diligent superlative deligent alternative

词源

From Middle English diligent, from Old French diligent, from Latin dīligēns (“careful, attentive, diligent”), present participle of dīligō (“to love, esteem much”, literally “to choose, select”), from dī-, dis- (“apart”) + legō (“to choose”); see elect and select.
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