diligent
英 ['dɪlɪdʒ(ə)nt]
美 ['dɪlɪdʒənt]
- adj. 勤勉的；用功的，费尽心血的
- n. (Diligent)人名；(法)迪利让
中文词源
diligent 勤奋的来自diligence, 勤奋。
英文词源
- diligent
- diligent: [14] The underlying meaning of diligent is ‘loving’. It comes via Old French diligent from the present participial stem of Latin dīligere ‘esteem highly, love’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix dis- ‘apart’ and legere ‘choose’ (source of English elect, neglect, and select), and so originally meant literally ‘single out’. It gradually passed semantically via ‘love’ to ‘attentiveness’, ‘carefulness’, and finally ‘steady effort’.
=> elect, neglect, select - diligent (adj.)
- mid-14c., from Old French diligent (14c.), from Latin diligentem "attentive, assiduous" (see diligence). Related: Diligently.
双语例句
- 1. He was careful and diligent. I was all over the place.
- 他细心且勤奋，我则稀里糊涂。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The historical research was impressively diligent.
- 该项历史研究非常地认真、彻底。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.
- 炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. He is the more diligent of the two boys.
- 他是这两个男孩中较用功的一个.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. She is diligent and keeps herself busy all the time.
- 她真勤快,一会儿也不闲着.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》