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painstakingly

/ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋɫi/ adv

In a painstaking manner; very slowly and carefully.

Word Origin Painstaking comes from pains (efforts, care) + taking (from take) — literally 'taking pains,' meaning careful effort. The word pain goes back to Latin poena 'punishment,' which also gives us punish. So painstakingly means doing something with such care that it's as if you're taking on pain. The same take root appears in mistake (take wrongly), undertake (take on), and overtake.

adv In a painstaking manner; very slowly and carefully.

The archaeologist painstakingly brushed away the dirt to reveal the ancient artifact.

(副词) 煞费苦心地；精心地；细致地

考古学家极其仔细地刷去泥土，露出了古代文物。

(adverbio) minuciosamente; meticulosamente; con esmero; esmeradamente; cuidadosamente [De manera minuciosa; muy lenta y cuidadosamente.]

La arqueóloga cepilló meticulosamente la tierra para revelar el artefacto antiguo.

(adverbe) méticuleusement; minutieusement; avec soin; soigneusement; avec minutie [De manière très minutieuse et appliquée ; avec un soin extrême et beaucoup de patience.]

L'archéologue a **painstakingly** déblayé la terre pour révéler l'artéfact ancien.

(Adverb) sorgfältig; akribisch; mit größter Sorgfalt [auf eine äußerst sorgfältige und gewissenhafte Weise; mit großer Mühe und Geduld.]

Der Archäologe entfernte **painstakingly** den Staub, um das antike Artefakt freizulegen.

(副詞) 非常にゆっくりと、注意深く、丁寧に。

考古学者は古代の遺物を明らかにするため、念入りに土を払いのけた。

(advérbio) meticulosamente; minuciosamente; escrupulosamente; com esmero; cuidadosamente [De maneira meticulosa; muito lenta e cuidadosamente.]

O arqueólogo removeu meticulosamente a terra com um pincel para revelar o artefato antigo.

Synonyms: meticulously carefully diligently thoroughly scrupulously assiduously conscientiously precisely Antonyms: carelessly hastily sloppily negligently
Word parts: pains + taking + ly

Common collocations

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Related words

painful painless punishment taker undertaker

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