painstaking

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ/    美 /ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋ/|/ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The application of careful and attentive effort. countable,uncountable
    — I esteeme Bocace his Decameron, Rabelais, and the kisses of John the second (if they may be placed under this title) worth the paines-taking to reade them.
形容词 adj.
  1. Carefully attentive to details; studious; diligent in performing a process or procedure.
    — All these painstaking men, considered together, may be said to have completed another species of criticism.

词形变化

more painstaking comparative most painstaking superlative pains-taking alternative,archaic painstakings plural pains-taking alternative,archaic

词源

词源 1
From pains + taking; see take pains. The /ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋ/ pronunciation which dominates in the United States suggests a reanalysis of the word as pain + staking.
词源 2
From pains + taking; see take pains. The /ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋ/ pronunciation which dominates in the United States suggests a reanalysis of the word as pain + staking.
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