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fastidiousness n. 难取悦 难取悦 fastidiousness n 1: the trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style; " neatness and fastidiousness of dress" Fastidious \ Fas* tid" i* ous\, a. [ L. fastidiosus disdainful, fr. fastidium loathing, aversion, perh. fr. fastus arrogance ( of uncertain origin) taedium loathing. Cf. { Tedious}, { Fash}.] Difficult to please; delicate to a fault; suited with difficulty; squeamish; as, a fastidious mind or ear; a fastidious appetite. [ 1913 Webster] Proud youth ! fastidious of the lower world. -- Young. Syn: Squeamish; critical; overnice; difficult; punctilious. Usage: { Fastidious}, { Squeamish}. We call a person fastidious when his taste or feelings are offended by trifling defects or errors; we call him squeamish when he is excessively nice or critical on minor points, and also when he is overscrupulous as to questions of duty. " Whoever examines his own imperfections will cease to be fastidious; whoever restrains his caprice and scrupulosity will cease to be squeamish." -- Crabb. -- { Fas* tid" i* ous* ly}, adv. -- { Fas* tid" i* ous* ness}, n. Fastigiate
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