scrupulous
scrupulous は英検1級レベルの英単語で、「几帳面な、良心的な、誠実な」という意味があります。発音記号は /ˈskruːpjələs/ です。
意味一覧 (2件)
几帳面な
解説 Definition
細かい点まで注意深く、誠実で信頼できることを意味します。細部にこだわり、欠かさない人の性質を表します。
Scrupulous describes someone who is very careful, honest, and exact in the way they act or work. It is often used for people who pay close attention to rules, details, or moral standards. The word has a positive meaning in most contexts.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
このエントリの scrupulous は、別義の「良心的な」ではなく、細部まで非常に注意深い「几帳面な」という意味で覚えます。careful より硬く、meticulous や painstaking に近い語感です。scrupulous attention, scrupulous checking, be scrupulous about details のように、作業・確認・記録などで小さな点も見落とさない態度を表します。ただし neat「整頓された」だけではなく、正確さへの強いこだわりが中心です。
A good memory hook is the opposite word `unscrupulous`, which is more common. If `unscrupulous` is dishonest or without moral care, `scrupulous` is the careful, honest opposite. It often appears in phrases like `scrupulous about details`, where accuracy and honesty both matter.
例文
The accountant was scrupulous in checking every transaction for errors.
その会計士はすべての取引をエラーがないか几帳面に確認しました。
She was scrupulous about keeping her promises and meeting deadlines.
彼女は約束を守り、期限を守ることについて誠実で、細心でした。
His scrupulous attention to detail made him an excellent researcher.
細部への几帳面な注意が、彼を優れた研究者にしました。
良心的な、誠実な
(意味 2)解説 Definition
不正やごまかしを避け、道徳や規則に従ってきちんと行動する様子を表します。人、組織、判断、仕事ぶりなどに使い、信頼できる態度をやや硬めに評価する語です。
Scrupulous describes someone who is very careful to act honestly and follow moral rules. It is used for people, organizations, decisions, or work that avoid cheating, dishonesty, or carelessness. The word has a slightly formal tone and often shows respect for someone’s fairness and strong sense of duty.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
scrupulous はラテン語 scrupulus「小石、不安の種」に由来し、心に小石が入ったように細部や良心を気にするイメージです。scrupulous honesty や scrupulous attention to detail のように、単に honest よりも「不正や手抜きを避け、細かく誠実に守る」強さがあります。
Sheepshead may look easy to split into sheep + head, but the main point is not the image of a sheep’s head. Remember it as the name of a fish, especially in North American coastal fishing and seafood contexts. It helps to learn it with phrases like catch sheepshead, grilled sheepshead, and sheepshead fish. Picture a striped coastal fish with strong teeth to make the word stick.
例文
She is scrupulous about handling her clients' money.
彼女は顧客のお金の扱いにとても良心的だ。
The committee made a scrupulous review of every expense.
委員会はすべての経費を誠実に細かく審査した。
Even under pressure, he remained scrupulous in following the rules.
プレッシャーの中でも、彼は規則を守る点で誠実なままだった。
scrupulous の語源・成り立ち Etymology
scrupulous はラテン語 scrupulus「小さく尖った石・心の引っかかり」に由来します。靴の中の小石が気になって一つ一つ慎重になる感覚から「几帳面な」へ発展しました。scruple, unscrupulous も同根です。
Scrupulous comes from Latin scrupulus, meaning a small sharp stone or a source of mental unease. The image is of a little stone in your shoe that makes you notice every step carefully. From that, the word developed the sense of being very careful and morally exact; scruple and unscrupulous are related.
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