| 单词 | punctiliousness |
| 例句 | You also appreciate the systematic, scrupulous nature of the trials themselves, which combined legalistic punctiliousness with deep moral passion. | 'Nuremberg': Rare Scenes Re-Emerge From Nuremberg Trials 2010-09-28T23:15:00Z With the sort of snug tailoring that demands industrial-strength undergarments, the clothes seem at first glance like a direct reflection of the punctiliousness, even the oppressiveness, of the era. Mad Men' shares a lesson on beauty 2010-07-25T23:48:00Z His social awkwardness, punctiliousness and obsessiveness notwithstanding — he has a day job inspecting restaurants for the health department — his motivations don’t fit the usual mold. Are You Strapped In for ‘The Patient’? The Therapist Is. 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z This punctiliousness and attention to detail meant he didn’t make promises freely, and he said “No” to life far more often than he said “Yes.” He’s Going Back to His Former Wife. Sort Of. 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Even for the non-specialist, it’s impossible to thumb through “Fine Lines” without catching an infectious sense of punctiliousness married to passion. Fine Lines: Vladimir Nabokov’s Scientific Art 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z It is hard not to draw the conclusion that Mr. Beltracchi’s punctiliousness and ability to paint in a chameleonlike array of styles are themselves a form of flair worth appreciating. Review: ‘Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery’ Tells How a Swindler Fooled the World 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z A model of punctiliousness and a font of jejune humor, he is appalled by the clutter his predecessor left. Ready for Drama (and Meta-Drama)? Start With These Two Masters. 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z She kept them all, perhaps as monuments to her industry and punctiliousness. 1. Make List; 2. Do Stuff 2011-06-02T22:04:11Z Instead, she lavishes attention on her cocktails, which she approaches with the punctiliousness of a lab technician and the purity of a nun. Up Close: The Antibanter Bartender 2011-01-11T21:35:32Z Listening to Ackland fret over his affection for Henry Miller, I worried that his ethical punctiliousness must be exhausting. In Pittsburgh, a Bookstore Where ‘Freewheeling Curiosity’ Reigns 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z But he frustrated reporters with his punctiliousness, and didn’t play the internal politics of succession. Marty Baron Made The Post Great Again. Now, the News Is Changing. 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z Meyer’s punctiliousness took hold when he was in his late teens. Ron Meyer, Hollywood’s Mr. Nice Guy 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Prolonged punctiliousness is exhausting to all, particularly to husbands - er, mates - er, partners - er, co-habitating life colleagues. A Point of View: When does borrowing from other cultures become 'appropriation'? - BBC News 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Where the walking rope line was often a long drawn out affair, the senator is now whisked out of venues with a military punctiliousness somewhat at odds with is free-wheeling reputation. How the Bernie Sanders campaign became a force to be reckoned with 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z Whether nonchalant or studious, a glance at one’s watch or smartphone conveys punctiliousness, narcissism, and impatience in varying degrees. Why the iWatch Will Likely Fail 2013-10-22T09:45:04Z There is a harder edge to the operation, whose corporate-style punctiliousness and accountability is an extension of the candidate himself. Romney’s Personal Touch Pays Off With Donors 2012-06-21T03:16:41Z And even mutual punctiliousness in the fulfilment of contract is not sufficient to the moral ideal. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z Their punctiliousness and pride, their dogged adherence to what they conceive to be right, and their vehement mode of defending it, constitute the rough and prickly bark which defends the precious tree. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z But with Coughlin about to coach in his fourth conference championship game Sunday, which puts him one victory from a second Super Bowl appearance, it seems time to appraise him for more than his punctiliousness. Tom Coughlin Goes by the Book, and Wins 2012-01-21T17:28:52Z A cold-blooded German geologist had done so already, with no more trace of remorse and punctiliousness in the business than if it had been the merest old oyster-shell or spider or commonplace cockroach! The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z When it came to the SS, Himmler’s officious punctiliousness can hardly be exaggerated. Books about Heinrich Himmler and Reinhard Heydrich ? Review 2012-01-07T01:31:13Z Sometimes he assumes the serious ferocity of a brigand chief or the haughty punctiliousness of a hidalgo. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z On the Sunday Rodney Elmore kept his engagement with the third young woman, with the punctiliousness on which, in such matters, he prided himself. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z So great is the privacy, and punctiliousness with which female honor is guarded in the East. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z We beheld that the essentials of religion are neglected, even while its accessories are observed with greater punctiliousness than ever. Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z Gay-Lussac was patient, persevering, accurate to punctiliousness, perhaps a little cold and reserved, and not unaware of his great ability. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z From what we know of Spanish and Italian character, we are not at all surprised at the punctiliousness adhered to in both countries in this regard. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z We are less sensitive than our Gallic neighbours, and do not care to injure or peril substantial interests by excessive punctiliousness. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z She shook her head slightly to indicate a mild degree of impatience with his punctiliousness about that blessed door. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Affable, yet precise, and tinctured with something of the punctiliousness of the old school, his manners won him universal respect and regard, even from those unknown to him. Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z And among them are the strictly formal introductions, calls and social functions that are observed with such punctiliousness in the city. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z With an eagerness that bespoke either the most honourable punctiliousness, or very little anxiety to become the husband of Mademoiselle Gonfalon, he set Fatello right. Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 2011-04-09T02:00:09.087Z Felix fulfilled the tasks allotted him with the most painful punctiliousness. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z Captiousness and punctiliousness were doubtless emphasized in order to obtain delay. Fundamental Peace Ideas including The Westphalian Peace Treaty (1648) and The League Of Nations (1919) in connection with International Psychology and Revolutions 2011-03-10T03:00:55.230Z It reminds one of the punctiliousness with which Shelley sometimes gives one the sincere milk of the word according to Godwin. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z Her economy culminated in locking up the most trifling articles with great punctiliousness and never being able to find the keys; for which reason the locksmith must be frequently summoned. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z Sir George was attired with rigid punctiliousness, as though attending a ball at St. James. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z At Katrine's airs of dignity she scoffed openly, and she would call in question Gwethyn's really quite harmless little exaggerations with ruthless punctiliousness. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life "Good-by, gentlemen!" said Bojo, lifting his hat with the utmost punctiliousness. Making Money This was granted immediately, because the need of men who could do something was too great to admit of much punctiliousness in the matter of military custom. The Career of Leonard Wood He was notorious for his punctiliousness in matters of personal honour. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall Nothing of this diplomacy was revealed to his Majesty, whose punctiliousness and dignity would have taken umbrage thereat. Edelweiss A Story And that is the end of the story of the punctiliousness of Don Sebastian. Orientations It was like a funeral; the funeral of some associate, attended with perfunctory punctiliousness. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon Let us try to imitate the punctiliousness of seconds in our treatment of each other. A Castle in Spain A Novel He bowed with great punctiliousness and lifting his hat high from his head smiled a search-light of a smile that frightened his wife. In the Heart of a Fool In Europe it has its extreme in the court etiquette; in America, in the punctiliousness of the higher social classes of our large cities. History of Human Society It was not high principle nor any absurd punctiliousness on his part that made him decline. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations Since there is so little besides the form to be complied with, I see the greater necessity for punctiliousness in observing that. A Manifest Destiny She was courteously polite, and acknowledged all favors with a punctiliousness that built the wall around her still more firmly. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart Every article of clothing taken off was to be delicately folded and nicely laid away at night; and taken out and put on with equal care and punctiliousness in the morning. What She Could From what some of the commissioners of election say, the women demonstrated that they had observed the instructions as to voting with a great deal more punctiliousness than the men. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV After four years' struggle he became disgusted with Llanthony and its people: he was in a quarrel with almost everybody, and his genius for punctiliousness had turned nearly the whole neighborhood against him. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel It must be confessed that this species of punctiliousness was carried too far. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 Mr.——, your position is faultless and your punctiliousness in saluting truly admirable. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 The honor of chivalry was not moral principle or love of justice and right; it was mere punctiliousness in respect to certain conventional forms. Richard II Makers of History She had expected him to have the common politeness to dress for her benefit, and she was not pleased to find that the punctiliousness he displayed in the matter on occasion was merely veneer. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius "I only meant," he recommenced, "that her asking your formal release showed a careful punctiliousness not common." From the Car Behind It observes all the forms of international politeness, with, if anything, almost exaggerated punctiliousness. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 With what degrees of punctiliousness, at what cost of treasure and of life, ought a nation to resent insults directed against its dignity, its subjects and its flag? The Map of Life Conduct and Character Indeed, their speech and behaviour so discredited their mission that it would have jeopardised their safety, for all their flag of truce, with a commander of less punctiliousness than Lancelot. Marjorie With the words he advanced and kissed her cold finger-tips with Old-World punctiliousness. The Ghost Breaker A Novel Based Upon the Play She could give him an idea of the man’s connections, of the price his work commanded, and insinuate whether he ought to be met with the old punctiliousness or with the new joviality. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays "And your sister?" said the Gutter Pup with equal punctiliousness. Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World We rode past Warren Street and the Upper Barracks in silence, saluting an officer here and there with preoccupied punctiliousness. The Reckoning After the formal publishing of the banns, guests were invited with much punctiliousness. Customs and Fashions in Old New England The Austrian Ambassador, Count Hatzfeldt, famed for his stateliness, for his punctiliousness in ceremonial, fell a victim to popular misapprehension. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III It was all brought on by his impracticability, his whimsicality, his eccentricity, and his punctiliousness. The Lady of the Ice A Novel After Little Wanderobo Dog had paid his devoirs to his host, which he did each day with great punctiliousness, he would then retire to some sunny spot and enjoy his siesta. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country Yet through and in spite of all this she maintained, even to the extreme of punctiliousness, the air of being a visitor at Blent. Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House On either side of him stood two men who also greeted me cordially, but without the punctiliousness of the Spaniard. The Rose of Old St. Louis They saluted their colonel with all military punctiliousness, and stood as stiffly to attention as is possible with the irregular. On the Heels of De Wet He felt that, no matter how the interview was to close, punctiliousness should begin it. White Ashes The very same cause—this jealous punctiliousness of exacting vanity, and not any wish to enforce the severities of public justice—interfered to set aside the proclamation of Mr. Colvin at Agra. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg She thought Barby's punctiliousness, however, a little ill-timed, as she rose from her sofa, and went into the kitchen. Queechy, Volume II Though they slighted his opinion, they should recognize his authority; punctiliousness at least they should render him as his one remaining due. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties It is easy to smile at her punctiliousness on this score; but after all these years, and on the whole, I think she was right. We and the World, Part I A Book for Boys Rollo took the gloves, and held the hat, and waited upon her with grave punctiliousness, while Primrose looked anxious and annoyed. Wych Hazel "Only had one packet left," he said, and with an air of extreme punctiliousness and magnanimity replaced one penny in Frank's hand. None Other Gods You will all take care to execute my orders with the utmost rapidity and punctiliousness. A Conspiracy of the Carbonari We went through the absurd performance with anxious punctiliousness, but three men, either through fear, weariness or carelessness, made some slight mistakes and their names were taken for extra drill. Combed Out Your punctiliousness on this point of honor entitles you, in my mind, to an elevation above and beyond all others of your profession. Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia A notice on my punctiliousness may be put down to-night in her 'private diary.' The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 Alexandre, a tall, stooped man, with a flowing black tie, bows in passing with old-fashioned punctiliousness to Perron, who apparently is unaware of his presence. Read-Aloud Plays In food, drink and pleasures, the Nambutiris are almost ascetics: their rectitude, punctiliousness and dignity still command exaggerated respect. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 This same boundary line is a source of amusing punctiliousness between the officials of each country. In the Amazon Jungle Adventures in Remote Parts of the Upper Amazon River, Including a Sojourn Among Cannibal Indians It is at those times very superfluous to show too much punctiliousness about keeping up one's dignity, and so forth; since the difficulty lies not in taking up quarrels, but in avoiding them. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries Still, it's pretty raw to send a man off just because he's the embodiment of punctiliousness and looks virtuously grieved for your sins. The Range Dwellers The Hindustani proverb, "Eight brahmans, nine cooking-places," hits off with a spice of proverbial exaggeration the old punctiliousness about food. New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century A Study of Social, Political, and Religious Developments I have seen lads, unimpregnate with the more sublimated punctiliousness of Walton, secure pickerel, taking their unwary siesta beneath the lily-pads too nigh the surface, with a gun and small shot. The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell He was an efficient clerk; the buttons who opened the room door, a goose-stepping, alert sprout of German militarism, exhibiting a punctiliousness of attention which produced a further effect of normality. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form Those who are familiar with the vanity and punctiliousness on points of etiquette of the chieftains of the Hindoo Khoosh will easily conceive how much depended upon the wording of this letter. A Peep into Toorkisthhan Their dinners were served with as much punctiliousness as if the lordliest guests were present; their dancing parties, while somewhat barren of guests, were never dull for longer than ten minutes after they opened. The Man from Brodney's This was doubtless due to his own punctiliousness and thorough devotion to system as well as to his often baffled wish to diversify his crops and upbuild his fields. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime He was a man who observed with an air of accustomed punctiliousness such social rules and courtesies as he deemed it expedient to consider. The Shuttle I did not care for all this panjandrum of punctiliousness, but was, I hope, civil and chatty with everybody. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography When you are rested, Ma'am," said he, with extreme punctiliousness, "I think we may leave the car by climbing over the sides of the seats on this side. The Spread Eagle and Other Stories With stiff punctiliousness, he begged Wrayson to try some wonderful Burgundy, and passed a box of cigarettes. The Avenger She thought Barby's punctiliousness however a little ill-timed, as she rose from her sofa and went into the kitchen. Queechy With curious punctiliousness he observed that the legal interval had expired since he was last in office, and that therefore there was no formal objection to his appointment. Caesar: a Sketch This, to Somali notions, seemed a punctiliousness in strict equity of judicial administration which nothing could excel, and they bragged of it accordingly. What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile Not only punctiliousness as to ritual, but the magnetism of glorious memories, prescribed the reproduction of that past. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes I say it roundly; if it were not for the punctiliousness of the middle-class in these matters all our civilization would go to pieces. The Path to Rome The two officers were agreed that Lord Tanlay had conducted himself with the utmost punctiliousness in every respect. The Companions of Jehu She had devoted herself to Moppet with politic punctiliousness. Men, Women, and Ghosts Marian rose with great dignity, and addressed the chair and the ladies and gentlemen with true parliamentary punctiliousness. Patty at Home He was the very personification of punctiliousness and always displayed sublime imperturbability in exigencies of great moment. Reminiscences of Pioneer Days in St. Paul Both the French and the Italians combine natural and easy good manners with great punctiliousness in small matters of etiquette. With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement While the law relating to the intensive force of warrants was thus deliberately set at naught, an extraordinary punctiliousness for legal formality was displayed in another direction. The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore He offered it to her with rigid punctiliousness of manner. The Head of the House of Coombe I do not admire him for his punctiliousness with you. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 Meadows for a moment felt a chill of fear at the punctiliousness of revenge in this Oriental whom he had made his enemy. It Is Never Too Late to Mend He was much gratified, and attended to me with even more punctiliousness than usual. Vendetta: a story of one forgotten No, for she attended to her duties with her usual punctiliousness; no, for the strong do not allow themselves to be thus paralysed by the weak. Bramble-Bees and Others "I remember you objected to shaking hands as a child," he said, with an impersonal civil smile, and the easy punctiliousness of his bow made it impossible for her to go further. The Head of the House of Coombe As a reward for his punctiliousness, three of his descendants, Nebuchadnezzar, Evil-merodach, and Belshazzar, were appointed by God to be world monarchs. The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 His punctiliousness made her feel worse than ever. Saint's Progress In their European clothes they cannot bow with Japanese punctiliousness, but they were very polite, and expressed great annoyance at the crowd, and dispersed it; but they had hardly disappeared when it gathered again. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan "Between you and me," she murmured, "such punctiliousness is scarcely necessary—is it?" The Malefactor The old-maidish head clerk treated me with distant punctiliousness and, as it were, gathered his skirts round him for fear of contamination. 'Twixt Land and Sea |
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