Word · Frequency #32656
thoroughgoing
/ˈθʌrə.gəuiŋ/
adjective
彻底的；全面的；详尽的
Complete and thorough, covering every detail.
- 1.
With great attention to detail; complete, thorough.
彻底的；完全的；细致的。
- 2.
performed comprehensively and completely
全面彻底地进行
- 3.
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
毫无保留的；非正式用作(常带贬义的)强调词
十足的；彻头彻尾的；彻底的；完全的；细致的。；全面彻底地进行；毫无保留的；非正式用作(常带贬义的)强调词；受过完善训练的
In use
The committee made a thoroughgoing review of the budget before approving it.
Her thoroughgoing research on local history took over two years to complete.
We need a thoroughgoing solution to the problem, not a temporary fix.
thoroughgoing research
a thoroughgoing villain
thoroughgoing + noun
thoroughgoing强调彻底性，常用于正式语境。
They conducted a thoroughgoing investigation.
他们进行了一次彻底的调查。
be + thoroughgoing
The reform was thoroughgoing.
Connections
Synonyms
- thorough
- 彻底的，全面的 · 与thoroughgoing基本可互换，但thorough更常见，语气稍弱。
- complete
- 完全的，彻底的 · 强调无遗漏，thoroughgoing强调深入彻底，complete更中性。
- comprehensive
- 全面的，综合的 · 侧重范围广，thoroughgoing侧重程度深，不宜直接替换。
- exhaustive
- 详尽无遗的 · 语气比thoroughgoing更强，强调无一遗漏，常用于研究。
- full
- 充分的，完全的 · 含义较泛，不如thoroughgoing精确，需根据语境判断。
Confusing words
- thorough
- 彻底的，完全的 · thorough 强调细致全面，而 thoroughgoing 强调彻底性到极端，常用于抽象概念或行为。
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常作定语，表示彻底的、全面的，不用于比较级。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.