painstaking 作形容词,可作定语或表语。作定语时修饰名词,如“a painstaking effort”;作表语时,主语为人或事,如“The work was painstaking.”。它没有比较级和最高级形式,但可用“more”和“most”表示程度,如“more painstaking”。常见句型:be painstaking in/with sth,如“She was painstaking in her research.”。易错点:不要与“painful”(痛苦的)混淆,painful 指引起痛苦,painstaking 指付出艰辛。名词形式为“painstakingness”,但较少使用。
painstaking 属于正式用语,多用于书面语,口语中较少使用,语域较高。它带有褒义色彩,称赞做事认真、细致、努力。常见误用包括:1)与“painful”混淆,后者指“痛苦的”;2)误用为副词,其副词形式为“painstakingly”,如“He worked painstakingly.”;3)误用于形容人“感到痛苦”,如“He was painstaking.”,这仅表示他做事认真,而非他痛苦。应避免在非正式场合过度使用。
常见搭配
painstaking effort
painstaking care
painstaking research
painstaking attention to detail
painstaking work
painstaking process
painstaking investigation
painstaking reconstruction
用法示例
The detective conducted a painstaking investigation of the crime scene.侦探对犯罪现场进行了煞费苦心的调查。
She is known for her painstaking attention to detail in every project.她以在每个项目中对细节的煞费苦心的关注而闻名。
The restoration of the ancient manuscript required painstaking work.修复古代手稿需要煞费苦心的劳动。
He made a painstaking effort to learn the local language before moving abroad.在移居国外之前,他下了苦功学习当地语言。
The painstaking process of data collection took over two years.煞费苦心的数据收集过程耗时两年多。
Her painstaking research finally paid off with a major discovery.她煞费苦心的研究最终以一项重大发现而得到回报。