exhaustive
/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪv/ (ame, ipa) · /ig-ˈzȯ-stiv/ (ame, mw)
exhaustive — 形容詞
- exhaustivepositive
- more exhaustivecomparative
- most exhaustivesuperlative
1. done or studied in such a complete way that every detail, case, or part has been
詳盡的
涵蓋所有細節、毫無遺漏的
done or studied in such a complete way that every detail, case, or part has been looked at and nothing is missed or left out.
The police carried out an exhaustive search of the whole building but found no weapons.
警方對整棟建築進行了詳盡的搜查，但沒有找到任何武器。
collocation: exhaustive search
Leila's report on air pollution was so exhaustive that it covered every city in the region.
Leila 的空氣污染報告非常詳盡，涵蓋了該地區的每個城市。
predicative use with so…that clause
An exhaustive list of all school library books was pinned to the notice board.
學校圖書館所有書籍的詳盡清單被釘在佈告欄上。
After three days of exhaustive testing, the car engineers finally found the engine fault.
經過三天的詳盡測試，汽車工程師終於找到了引擎的故障。
The museum's collection of ancient pottery is exhaustive, with pieces from every century.
這間博物館的古陶器收藏非常詳盡，涵蓋了每個世紀的作品。
- thorough
emphasises careful attention to every step; more common and less formal than exhaustive
- comprehensive
focuses on broad coverage of a whole subject rather than every last detail
- complete
stresses that nothing is missing, but can be used more loosely
- all-inclusive
suggests every item or person is included, often used for packages or lists
- incomplete
opposite; some parts are missing or not covered
- partial
suggests only part of the whole is dealt with
- selective
implies a choice was made about what to include, rather than covering everything
用法筆記
Often used with nouns describing investigations or collections (search, list, study, review, test, collection). Compare with 'exhausting,' which means physically or mentally tiring rather than complete.