形容詞 meticulous:

1. marked by precise accordance with details
   同義詞：punctilious
2. marked by extreme care in treatment of details

1. Meticulous Japanese planners have tried to control everything from the weather to left-wing radicals to make sure the last rites for the87-year-old monarch come off without a hitch.
   無微不至負(fù)責(zé)籌劃的日本人，已經(jīng)試圖掌握所有情況——從天氣以至左翼極端分子——以確保87歲的天皇最后幾個(gè)典禮圓滿度過。

me.tic.u.lous

adj.（形容詞）
Extremely careful and precise.
謹(jǐn)小慎微的：極度細(xì)心的和精確的
Extremely or excessively concerned with details.
過度重視細(xì)節(jié)的：極度或過分關(guān)心細(xì)節(jié)的

來源：
From Latin metoculôsus [timid]
源自 拉丁語 metoculôsus [膽小的]
from metus [fear]
源自 metus [害怕]

【引伸】
metic.ulos.ity
metic.ulously
adv.（副詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>meticulous,careful,painstaking,scrupulous,fastidious,punctiliousThese adjectives mean showing or marked by attentiveness to all aspects or details.
這些形容詞都指對所有方面或細(xì)節(jié)表示注意或以這種注意為特征的。
Meticulous stresses extreme, sometimes exaggerated care for small details:
Meticulous 強(qiáng)調(diào)極度的，有時(shí)是過分的對于小細(xì)節(jié)的關(guān)心：
例句：
.He had throughout been almost worryingly meticulous in his business formalities. (Arnold Bennett).
.他一直對他的業(yè)務(wù)手續(xù)表現(xiàn)出幾乎是擔(dān)心一樣的極度細(xì)心. （阿諾德·貝內(nèi)特）。

Careful suggests the exercise of attention, circumspection, and solicitude:
Careful 意味著運(yùn)用注意力、細(xì)心和關(guān)心：
例句：
A careful examination of the antique bronze showed it to be a forgery.
對古董銅像的仔細(xì)檢查證明它是件贗品。

Painstaking means extremely careful:
Painstaking 意味著極度細(xì)心：
例句：
The skillful repair of fine lace entails slow and painstaking work.
對精致花邊的熟練修補(bǔ)需要緩慢而極度細(xì)心的工作。

Scrupulous suggests care prompted by conscience:
Scrupulous 表示出于良知的細(xì)心：
例句：
.Cynthia was scrupulous in her efforts to give no trouble. (Winston Churchill).
.辛西婭非常細(xì)心地極力不帶來任何麻煩. （溫斯頓·丘吉爾）。

Fastidious implies concern, often excessive, for the requirements of taste:
Fastidious 表示的是出于品味要求的，通常是過分的關(guān)心：
例句：
.Your true lover of literature is never fastidious. (Robert Southey).
.真正的文學(xué)愛好者從不挑剔. （羅伯特·騷塞）。

Punctilious specifically applies to strict, exact attention to minute details of conduct:
Punctilious 專指對極微小行為細(xì)節(jié)的嚴(yán)格的、精細(xì)的注意：
例句：
.The more unpopular an opinion is, the more necessary is it that the holder should be somewhat punctilious in his observance of conventionalities generally. (Samuel Butler).
.一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)越不受歡迎，這個(gè)觀點(diǎn)的持有者越應(yīng)謹(jǐn)小慎微地觀察習(xí)俗慣例. （塞繆爾·巴特勒）