耳垂后面长了一个软包:diligent 的意思

what does it mean?
showing steady and earnest care and effort
how do we use it?
he is not especially clever, but he's a diligent worker and should do well in the examinations.
word quiz
"diligent" traces to the latin word "legere," meaning "to select, choose, gather." what other word do you think comes from the same root?

a. label
b. limit
c. lesson
d. lumber
key
[c]
celebrate if you chose c, "lesson." diligent research shows
that the latin "legere" is the ancestor of quite a few english
words, among them "diligent" and "lesson." additional members
of this word family are "collect," "elect," "intelligent,"
"legend," "legible," "neglect," "select," and several more.
english speakers borrowed "diligent" from french in the 14th
century. french speakers acquired their word from the latin
"diligere" meaning "to esteem, love," which latin speakers
formed by combining "di-" (from "dis-" meaning "apart") with
"legere."

diligent
adj
勤勉的；努力工作的；刻苦的；认真的
The boy is more diligent than anybody else.
这孩子比任何人都勤奋。
Though he's not clever he's a diligent worker and has often done well in the examinations.
"他虽并不聪明,却很勤奋,所以考试常常取得好成绩。"

diligent
[5dilidVEnt]
adj.
勤勉的, 用功的, 细心而继续不断的

diligent
adj.
Marked by persevering, painstaking effort.
See: busy

Marked by persevering, painstaking effort.
勤奋的是有不屈不挠的、下苦功的特征的
The boy is more diligent than anybody else.
这孩子比任何人都勤奋。
Though he's not clever he's a diligent worker and has often done well in the examinations.
"他虽并不聪明,却很勤奋,所以考试常常取得好成绩。"

diligent
[5dilidVEnt]
adj.
勤勉的, 用功的, 细心而继续不断的

diligent
[5dIlIdV(E)nt]
adj.
勤勉的；努力工作的；刻苦的；认真的
The boy is more diligent than anybody else.
这孩子比任何人都勤奋。
Though he's not clever he's a diligent worker and has often done well in the examinations.
"他虽并不聪明,却很勤奋,所以考试常常取得好成绩。"

Middle English
中古英语
fromOld French
源自古法语
fromLatin dºlig¶ns dºligent-,present participle of dºligere[ to esteem, love ]
源自拉丁语 dºlig¶ns dºligent-, dºligere的现在分词[ 尊重，热爱 ]
dº-, dis-[ apart ]
dº-, dis-[ 分开 ]
*See Also : dis-
legere[ to choose ]
legere[ 选择 ]
*See Also : leg- In Appendix

dil“igently adv

diligent
[5dilidVEnt]
adj.
勤勉的(in); 刻苦的, 勤奋的
He is diligent in his studies.
他学习勤奋。

diligent 勤勉的, 用功的, 细心而继续不断的