2007年2月24日星期六

methodical/ precise/ punctual/ temperate/ sensible



  • methodical: a methodical way of doing sth is careful and uses an ordered system: He always checks every detail in a methodical way: She's a methodical person. (methodically)

  • precise: precise information, details etc are exact, clear, and correct: "She is a lot older than you, isn't she?" "Fifteen years, to be precise." ; At that precise moment, she walked in. The precise cause of the disease is unknown. The precise nature of their agreement. A precise careful woman.

  • punctual: She is always punctual for appointment. the punctual payment of invoices. (punctually/punctuality)

  • temperate: a type of weather or a part of the world that is never very hot or very cold. Behaviour that is temperate is calm and sensible.

  • sensible: reasonable, practical, and showing good judgement: It's sensible to keep a note of your passport number. (to be sensible instead of sensitive: a people who is reasonable and show good judgement) : Eat a sensible diet and exercise daily. A woman in sensible shoes. He was very sensible of the difficult situation she was in. (sensibly)

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