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detailed

/dɪˈteɪld/ American
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  • adj. 详细的
Definition
  • adj. giving a lot of exact information
Example
She gave a detailed explanation of how the machine works.
她详细讲解了这台机器的工作原理。
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Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析

Compared meaning: careful about details, to avoid mistakes (adjective).

比较义项:仔细认真、注意细节以避免出错或疏漏(形容词)。

  • careful

    The general word for paying attention to avoid mistakes, accidents, or harm; used for actions and warnings, not for describing written information.

    泛指为避免出错、事故或伤害而小心行事,常用于动作和提醒场合,不用来形容书面信息的详尽程度。

    Drivers should be extra careful on icy roads in winter.

    冬天路面结冰时,司机应该格外小心。

  • detailed 本词

    Describes information, descriptions, or plans that include many specific facts; it describes content, not a person's character or attentiveness.

    形容包含大量具体信息的描述、说明或计划,修饰的是内容本身,而不是人的性格或专注程度。

    The manual gives detailed instructions for assembling the bookshelf.

    说明书给出了组装书架的详细说明。

  • thorough

    Emphasizes that a process, check, or piece of work leaves nothing out and covers every part completely; used for examinations, investigations, and reviews.

    强调一个过程、检查或工作面面俱到、毫无遗漏,常用于检查、调查和审查等场合。

    The auditors did a thorough review of every transaction before signing off.

    审计人员在签字确认前对每一笔交易都做了全面细致的审查。

  • conscientious

    Describes a person's character: someone who takes their duties seriously and always does work properly, not a quality of the information or task itself.

    形容一个人的性格:认真对待自己的职责,做事总是一丝不苟,而不是用来形容信息或任务本身的性质。

    As a conscientious employee, she double-checks every report before submitting it.

    作为一名认真负责的员工,她提交每份报告前都会仔细检查。

Careful, detailed, thorough, and conscientious all relate to attention to detail, but differ. Careful means avoiding mistakes, used for actions. Detailed describes information with many specific facts, not character. Thorough means a process leaves nothing out. Conscientious describes a person who does their job well.

这几个词都与“用心、注意细节”有关,中文都可能译成“仔细的”“认真的”,但侧重点不同:careful 强调为避免出错或受伤而小心;detailed 强调信息或描述本身包含大量具体内容;thorough 强调过程或检查面面俱到、毫无遗漏;conscientious 强调一个人做事认真负责的性格。detailed 通常修饰信息或文件,不用来形容人的性格;conscientious 通常修饰人,不用来形容信息或任务本身。