particular

Compared meaning: a specific, particular one (adjective).

比较义项：特定的（形容词）。

• particular 本词

  Singles out one thing from others, often with a personal or distinctive flavor; commonly used as 'this/that particular' before a noun.

  强调从其他事物中挑出这一个，常带个人化、独特的意味；常用于名词前，构成“this/that particular”这种结构。

  Of all the desserts on the menu, this particular one is my favorite.

  在菜单上所有的甜点中，就属这一款是我的最爱。

• specific

  Stresses precise, concrete details such as a time, place or number; more neutral and formal, often used when asking for or giving exact information.

  强调精确、具体的细节，如时间、地点或数字；语气更中性、正式，常用于询问或给出确切信息。

  Can you give me a specific time to meet you tomorrow?

  你能告诉我明天见面的具体时间吗？

Particular and specific both mean a certain one, but the tone differs: particular is personal and distinctive, as in this particular book, while specific stresses precise details like a time or number, and is more formal. Particular's other meaning, hard to please, is not compared.

这两个词都可表示“特定的、某一个的”，但particular强调从其他事物中单独挑出这一个，带有个人化、独特的意味；specific强调信息精确、具体，常用于时间、数字、细节等场合，语气更客观正式。particular还有“挑剔的”这一义项，此处不作比较。

Compared meaning: hard to please, demanding about details (adjective).

比较义项：挑剔、注重细节、难以满足（形容词）。

• particular 本词

  Describes someone with specific standards about a certain thing and not easily satisfied; the tone is fairly mild and can sound almost polite, often in the pattern 'particular about'.

  形容某人对某件事有具体的标准、不容易满足；语气比较温和，甚至略显客气，常见搭配是“particular about”（对……很讲究）。

  He's particular about which brand of coffee he drinks each morning.

  他对每天早上喝哪个牌子的咖啡很讲究。

• meticulous

  Focuses on extreme care and precision in doing a task well, not on being hard to please; it is usually a compliment describing thoroughness and attention to detail.

  强调做事极其认真、精确，注重每一个细节，而不是难以取悦；通常是一种称赞，形容人做事周全、一丝不苟。

  She was meticulous about labeling every folder before the audit.

  在审计之前，她一丝不苟地给每个文件夹都贴好了标签。

• fussy

  The strongest and most negative term, describing someone who complains about or resists small, often trivial things, especially food or routines; common with children.

  语气最强、最偏贬义，形容某人对细枝末节的小事挑三拣四、难以满足，尤其常用于描述孩子对食物或日常事务的挑剔。

  The toddler was fussy about eating anything green on his plate.

  那个小孩对吃盘子里任何绿色的东西都很挑剔。

Particular, meticulous, and fussy can all describe someone hard to satisfy. Meticulous is usually positive, praising careful, thorough work. Particular is fairly mild, meaning having specific standards. Fussy is the strongest and most negative, describing complaints over small, trivial things, especially with children and food.

这三个词都可以形容一个人对事情要求高、注重细节，但语气和感情色彩不同：meticulous多为褒义，强调做事细致周全；particular语气中性偏委婉，指有具体标准、不易满足；fussy语气最强、偏贬义，指为琐事挑剔、难伺候。这里不比较particular表示“某一个特定的”（如this particular book）以及fussy表示“过于繁复精细”（如设计上的fussy）等其他义项。

Compared meaning: a specific fact or item (noun).

比较义项：细节，具体的项目或事项（名词）。

• particular 本词

  More formal and slightly bureaucratic; usually appears as the plural noun 'particulars', meaning official or personal information such as name and address, rarely used this way in casual speech.

  更正式、略带公文色彩；通常以复数名词particulars出现，指姓名、地址等官方或个人资料，日常口语中很少这样使用。

  Fill in your particulars — name, age and address — on the registration form.

  请在报名表上填写你的个人资料细节——姓名、年龄和地址。

• detail

  The everyday, neutral word for a specific fact or item; used freely in singular or plural in any context, spoken or written, with no formal or bureaucratic tone.

  是日常、中性的用词，指某个具体的事实或事项；单复数皆可自由使用，口语和书面语中都很常见，没有正式或公文的色彩。

  She explained every detail of the plan carefully.

  她仔细讲解了这个计划的每一个细节。

Particular and detail both mean a specific fact or item, but particular is more formal and bureaucratic, usually appearing as particulars, meaning official information like a name or address. Detail is the everyday, neutral word for any specific fact, used freely in speech or writing.

这两个词在“细节、具体事项”这个意义上相近，但语域不同：particular较为正式、略显公文化，常以复数particulars出现，多指姓名、地址等官方或个人资料；detail是日常最常用的中性词，单复数皆可，口语书面语都常见。这里不比较particular作形容词表示“特定的、挑剔的”的用法（如a particular way of doing something）。