Front | punctual |
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Pron | ['pʌŋktʃuəl] |
Back | 【PUNCTUAL】 She's never punctual in answering letters, she's always late. 他从来不准时回信,总是迟。 【重点词汇】 punctual adj. 守时的 |
Vocab | punctualacting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed
When someone says “Be punctual,” that means you better be there on time. Five minutes late won’t cut it. Some people seem to follow an appointment clock instinctively. We call those types punctual. They'll check their watch when you arrive three minutes late. The word punctual originates from the Latin word punctualis, which means “a point.” To be punctual, you have to arrive at the right point in time. For your appointment. Get the point? All forms of 'punctual' will appear on average once every 1069 pages. punctual punctuality punctually unpunctual |
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