形容詞 punctual:

1. acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed

1. Henceforth I expect you to be punctual for meetings.
   我希望你今後準(zhǔn)時(shí)到會(huì)。
2. He's very punctual always arrives on the dot.
   他很守時(shí)--總是按時(shí)到。
3. He likes his guests to be punctual.
   他喜歡客人守時(shí)。
4. A punctual person always finishes everything ahead of time.
   一個(gè)守時(shí)的人總是把事情提前做好。
5. We cannot guarantee the punctual arrival of trains in fogy weather.
   霧天我們不能保證火車準(zhǔn)時(shí)到達(dá)。
6. Please be punctual in futurity.
   今后請(qǐng)準(zhǔn)時(shí)。
7. He is always punctual for appointments.
   他總是準(zhǔn)時(shí)赴約。
8. My cat makes a punctual appearance at mealtimes.
   我的貓一到用餐時(shí)間就會(huì)準(zhǔn)時(shí)出現(xiàn)。

punc.tu.al

adj.（形容詞）
Acting or arriving exactly at the time appointed; prompt.
準(zhǔn)時(shí)的：精確地在約定的時(shí)間行動(dòng)或到達(dá)；準(zhǔn)時(shí)的
Paid or accomplished at or by the appointed time.
如期的：在約定時(shí)間或到約定時(shí)間為止償還或完成的
Precise; exact.
精確的；確切的
Confined to or having the nature of a point in space.
點(diǎn)的：局限于空間上一點(diǎn)的或具有空間上點(diǎn)的性質(zhì)的

來(lái)源：
Middle English [sharp-pointed]
中古英語(yǔ) [尖的]
from Medieval Latin pônctu3lis
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語(yǔ) pônctu3lis
from Latin pônctum [point] [from neuter past participle of] pungere [to prick] * see pungent
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) pônctum [點(diǎn)] [] 源自pungere的中性過(guò)去分詞 [刺] *參見(jiàn) pungent

【引伸】
punc.tual.ity
punc.tually
adv.（副詞）