Punctuality
[,pʌŋktjʊ'ælɪtɪ] or [ˌpʌŋktʃʊˈælətɪ]
解釋/意思:
(n.) The quality or state of being punctual; especially, adherence to the exact time of an engagement; exactness.
手打:所罗门
同義詞及近義詞：
n. [1]. Nicety, scrupulosity, scrupulous exactness.[2]. Promptness.
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例句/造句/用法:
- Caroline, I fancy, is the soul of conscientious punctuality and nice exactitude. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Mr. Lydgate, said Mr. Casaubon, with his invariably polite air, I am exceedingly obliged to you for your punctuality. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- The way she manages this place; her punctuality, domestic knowledge, economy, and order; her cheerfulness, Copperfield! 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- No sir, said Samuel Michael, fiercely, all I require of you, sir, is punctuality to-morrow morning. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Mr. van der Luyden supplied short ones on Opera nights; but they were so good that they made his guests deplore his inexorable punctuality. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- My dear child, said Mr. Turveydrop, let me, even under the present exceptional circumstances, recommend strict punctuality. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Stubbs is the soul of punctuality, honesty, and efficiency,--a thorough business hand, and as humane as the general run. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- Business is business, and there is nothing like punctuality, especially in a phoenix. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- Bessie would rather have stayed, but she was obliged to go, because punctuality at meals was rigidly enforced at Gateshead Hall. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
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