careful: implies great concern for persons or things in one’s charge and attentiveness and cautiousness in avoiding mistakes: a ~ worker.  in one's charge由某人负责      （attentive有两个意思，1. 聚精会神专心致志to pay close attention,如an attentive audience聚精会神的听众, 2. 愿意帮助照顾helpful， 如the hotel staff are attentive旅馆人员很友好周到)


meticulous: may imply either extreme carefulness or finicky caution over small details: ~ scholarship.


scrupulous: applies to what is proper, fitting, or ethical: ~ honesty.   论理比道德范围广，道德涉及是非对错，但论理还涉及合理公平尊重，职场论理比职业道德范围广要求高。


punctilious: implies minute, even excessive attention to fine points: ~ observance of ritual.  (ritual仪规礼仪是ceremony仪式的一部分，也译作仪式, 如she objects to the ritual of organized religion她反对有组织宗教的仪规)


careful细心: 指关注自身职责，专心谨慎地避免犯错，meticulous细心一丝不苟: 表示非常细心，高标准地关注小细节，scrupulous细心一丝不苟(褒): 表示这种细心是合适得体符合论理的，punctilious一丝不苟: 表示一丝不苟地，甚至过度地关注小细节


记忆方法: 1）首字母CMSP南华早报(South China Morning Post是香港报纸，海外经常引用)<==细心报导   新闻“报导”是指对其它新闻“报道”的引用


         2）细心的意思是关注细节mean showing close attention to detail.