thor·ough·go·ing /ˌθɝəˈgoɪŋ, ˌθʌrə, ˈgɔ()ɪŋ/
(a.)徹底的
Thor·ough·go·ing a.
1. Going through, or to the end or bottom; very thorough; complete.
2. Going all lengths; extreme; thoroughplaced; -- less common in this sense.
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thoroughgoing
adj 1: very thorough; exhaustively complete; "an exhaustive study";
"made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research"
[syn: exhaustive, thorough]
2: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative)
intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a
consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross
negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a
sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing
villain"; "utter nonsense" [syn: arrant(a), complete(a),
consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a),
perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a),
thoroughgoing(a), utter(a)]