Meticulous to a fault
过分小心, 谨小慎微
🧩 词语组成解析
meticulous
[mə'tɪkjələs]
adj. 谨小慎微的;过度重视细节的;
to
[tu,tə]
prep. 向，朝着;到;关于;属于;
adv. 朝一个方向的;到某种状态;关闭;
fault
[fɔlt]
n. 缺点，缺陷;过错，责任;[电]故障;（猎狗的）失去嗅迹;
vt. 挑剔，找…的缺点;批评;做错，在…中出错;[地质学]产生断层;
vi. 找错误，挑剔;[地质学]变动从而产生断层;
fault=fal错 → 过失，缺点
🗣️ 情景例句
We talked about that earlier.
我们先前谈过这个问题。
They could imagine who was at the door.
他们无法想象门那边有谁在。
Well, yes, I could do that. But I don't want to do anything alone.
哦，好，这事我能办。但我又不想一个人做事情。