Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #13914
painstakingly
煞费苦心地；一丝不苟地
核心释义
in a fastidious and painstaking manner
- 1.
非常缓慢而仔细地；煞费苦心地
In a painstaking manner; very slowly and carefully.
- 2.
以一丝不苟和煞费苦心的方式
in a fastidious and painstaking manner
非常缓慢而仔细地；煞费苦心地；以一丝不苟和煞费苦心的方式；煞费苦心地；费力地
用法In use
She painstakingly copied every word of the old letter into her notebook.
用法提示：副词 painstakingly 修饰动词 copied，表示“煞费苦心地、费力地”。
The team painstakingly checked each detail before the final presentation.
用法提示：painstakingly 作副词，修饰 checked，强调细致费力。
He painstakingly built the model ship over several months.
用法提示：painstakingly 修饰 built，表达“费力地、精心地”。
it is almost a waste of time painstakingly to learn the routines of selling
painstakingly + verb
副词通常紧跟所修饰的动词，语气正式，强调动作的细致与耐心。
She painstakingly checked every figure in the report.
她一丝不苟地核对了报告中的每一个数字。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- painstakingly detailed
- 极其详尽细致的
- The report is painstakingly detailed, covering every stage of the investigation.这份报告极其详尽细致，涵盖了调查的每一个阶段。
- painstakingly researched
- 煞费苦心研究的
- Her biography is painstakingly researched and based on many newly found letters.她的传记是煞费苦心研究出来的，基于许多新发现的信件。
- painstakingly crafted
- 精心制作的
- Each piece is painstakingly crafted by local artisans.每件作品都由当地工匠精心制作。
- painstakingly accurate
- 极其精确的
- The map was painstakingly accurate, down to the smallest alley.这张地图极其精确，连最小的巷子都标了出来。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
pain(疼痛)+staking(像钉桩) → 忍着疼一桩一桩地钉，比喻煞费苦心、一丝不苟。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、literary prose、news reporting painstakingly 属于比较书面的表达，通常出现在正式写作或严肃叙述中，强调做事认真、费心；口语中更常用 carefully 或 with a lot of effort。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ingly 结尾，词尾均读 /ɪŋli/，与 painstakingly 的 /ɪŋli/ 结尾一致。注意 -ng- 读 /ŋ/，不要读成 /n/ 或 /nli/。Breathtakingly 与 painstakingly 的末尾 /teɪkɪŋli/ 和拼写 -takingly 完全相同，但两个词的重音都在各自的第一个音节：painstakingly 以 /peɪn/ 开头，breathtakingly 以 /brɛθ/ 开头，所以整体并不完全押韵。其他词（interestingly, surprisingly, increasingly, seemingly, amazingly）虽然拼写上都是 -ingly，但重读音节及元音不同，也不能与 painstakingly 完全押韵。
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