Definition of punctilio in English:

punctilio

nounPlural punctilios pʌŋ(k)ˈtɪlɪəʊˌpəŋ(k)ˈtɪlioʊ

A fine or petty point of conduct or procedure.
（行为或程序的）细节
both counsel and judges follow the punctilios of court procedure and conduct
mass noun a stickler for punctilio
Example sentencesExamples
- Japanese people place emphasis on punctilio.
- He retains a detailed knowledge of uniforms and parade punctilio, and his sartorial finery is legendary within the Waitati Militia.
- Mercifully the SS men got off the bus before his punctilio caused him to unmask his disguise.
- He was wounded fighting at barricades adjacent to Paris's northern customs barrier and described the moment with the clinical punctilio of a doctor's son.
- Not honesty alone, but the punctilio of an honor the most sensitive, is then the standard of behavior.
- Rarely was the code masculine defined with so broad a brush yet so severe a regard for honor's finest punctilio than in the U.S. during the 1950s.
- Parliament has made it abundantly clear in those sections of the Criminal Code having to do with the form of indictments and informations that the punctilio of an earlier age is no longer to bind us.
- In the context of Caliban's dynastic claim to the island, it is also Caliban's aristocratic punctilio, his insistence on the equality of his status with Prospero's.
Synonyms
detail, finer point, nicety, particular, subtlety, nuance, refinement, distinction

Origin

Late 16th century: from Italian puntiglio(n-) and Spanish puntillo, diminutive of punto 'a point'.

Rhymes

billy-o

Definition of punctilio in US English:

punctilio

nounˌpəNG(k)ˈtilēōˌpəŋ(k)ˈtɪlioʊ

A fine or petty point of conduct or procedure.
（行为或程序的）细节
both counsel and judges follow the punctilios of court procedure and conduct
mass noun a stickler for punctilio
Example sentencesExamples
- He retains a detailed knowledge of uniforms and parade punctilio, and his sartorial finery is legendary within the Waitati Militia.
- Not honesty alone, but the punctilio of an honor the most sensitive, is then the standard of behavior.
- He was wounded fighting at barricades adjacent to Paris's northern customs barrier and described the moment with the clinical punctilio of a doctor's son.
- Parliament has made it abundantly clear in those sections of the Criminal Code having to do with the form of indictments and informations that the punctilio of an earlier age is no longer to bind us.
- Rarely was the code masculine defined with so broad a brush yet so severe a regard for honor's finest punctilio than in the U.S. during the 1950s.
- Japanese people place emphasis on punctilio.
- Mercifully the SS men got off the bus before his punctilio caused him to unmask his disguise.
- In the context of Caliban's dynastic claim to the island, it is also Caliban's aristocratic punctilio, his insistence on the equality of his status with Prospero's.
Synonyms
detail, finer point, nicety, particular, subtlety, nuance, refinement, distinction

Origin

Late 16th century: from Italian puntiglio(n-) and Spanish puntillo, diminutive of punto ‘a point’.

词汇	punctilio
释义	Definition of punctilio in English: punctilio nounPlural punctilios pʌŋ(k)ˈtɪlɪəʊˌpəŋ(k)ˈtɪlioʊ A fine or petty point of conduct or procedure. （行为或程序的）细节 both counsel and judges follow the punctilios of court procedure and conduct mass noun a stickler for punctilio Example sentencesExamples Japanese people place emphasis on punctilio. He retains a detailed knowledge of uniforms and parade punctilio, and his sartorial finery is legendary within the Waitati Militia. Mercifully the SS men got off the bus before his punctilio caused him to unmask his disguise. He was wounded fighting at barricades adjacent to Paris's northern customs barrier and described the moment with the clinical punctilio of a doctor's son. Not honesty alone, but the punctilio of an honor the most sensitive, is then the standard of behavior. Rarely was the code masculine defined with so broad a brush yet so severe a regard for honor's finest punctilio than in the U.S. during the 1950s. Parliament has made it abundantly clear in those sections of the Criminal Code having to do with the form of indictments and informations that the punctilio of an earlier age is no longer to bind us. In the context of Caliban's dynastic claim to the island, it is also Caliban's aristocratic punctilio, his insistence on the equality of his status with Prospero's. Synonyms detail, finer point, nicety, particular, subtlety, nuance, refinement, distinction Origin Late 16th century: from Italian puntiglio(n-) and Spanish puntillo, diminutive of punto 'a point'. Rhymes billy-o Definition of punctilio in US English: punctilio nounˌpəNG(k)ˈtilēōˌpəŋ(k)ˈtɪlioʊ A fine or petty point of conduct or procedure. （行为或程序的）细节 both counsel and judges follow the punctilios of court procedure and conduct mass noun a stickler for punctilio Example sentencesExamples He retains a detailed knowledge of uniforms and parade punctilio, and his sartorial finery is legendary within the Waitati Militia. Not honesty alone, but the punctilio of an honor the most sensitive, is then the standard of behavior. He was wounded fighting at barricades adjacent to Paris's northern customs barrier and described the moment with the clinical punctilio of a doctor's son. Parliament has made it abundantly clear in those sections of the Criminal Code having to do with the form of indictments and informations that the punctilio of an earlier age is no longer to bind us. Rarely was the code masculine defined with so broad a brush yet so severe a regard for honor's finest punctilio than in the U.S. during the 1950s. Japanese people place emphasis on punctilio. Mercifully the SS men got off the bus before his punctilio caused him to unmask his disguise. In the context of Caliban's dynastic claim to the island, it is also Caliban's aristocratic punctilio, his insistence on the equality of his status with Prospero's. Synonyms detail, finer point, nicety, particular, subtlety, nuance, refinement, distinction Origin Late 16th century: from Italian puntiglio(n-) and Spanish puntillo, diminutive of punto ‘a point’.
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