punctilio

英 [pʌŋk'tɪlɪəʊ] 美 [pʌŋk'tɪlɪˌoʊ]

• n. 细节；拘泥形式；拘束

英英释义

Noun:

1. a fine point of etiquette or petty formality

2. strict observance of formalities

经典引文

• People of birth stood a little too much on punctilio.

  出自： S. Richardson

• She was all precision and copyediting punctilio.

  出自： J. Updike

近反义词

【近义词】

• formality 礼节
• ceremony 仪式