The first, which looks inward, is the relentless self-scolding of the workaholic or punctilious student.

第一种向内的，工作狂或刻苦学生的严厉自责。

He is the most punctilious blockhead under heaven.

他天下最死板的笨。

Soldiers, as well as women, practice the minor virtues with punctilious politeness.

士兵和人一样， 以一丝不苟的礼貌来践行小美德。

He is punctilious to the point of quixotism in acknowledging the salutes of his men and in himself saluting the standards.

他一丝不苟地承认他的手下的敬礼和他自己向标准致敬。

He sneered more, his words were apt to be more biting, but the manner that accompanied them was always punctilious — too punctilious.

他可能更爱嘲弄人，言语更加犀利带刺，但同态度也更加拘谨，----有拘谨了。

If Sara had been older or less punctilious about being quite polite to people, she could have explained herself in a very few words.

如果莎拉年纪大一点， 或者对人不那么拘谨， 那么她本可以用几句话来解释自己的意思。

In manner he was suave and courteous to all-if possible a trifle more punctilious toward those he considered of meaner clay than toward the few he mentally admitted to equality.

在举止上，他对所有人都彬彬有礼——如果可能的话，他对那些他认卑鄙的人比对少数他认平等的人更谨慎。

Some professional matter, no doubt — the punctilious lawyer would have allowed nothing less to interfere with a dinner engagement, more especially since Granice, in his note, had said: " I shall want a little business chat afterward" .

毫无疑问，这一些职业问题——这位一丝不苟的律师绝对不会干涉晚餐约会， 尤其因格兰尼斯在他的便条中说：“之后我想谈一谈生意” 。