/ə'sɪdjʊəs/;/ə'sɪdʒʊəs/ a. Syn. diligent; persistent (勤奮) constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent He was assiduous, working at this task for weeks before he felt satisfied with his results.
/ɪ'gri:dʒəs/ a. Syn. notorious (���其令人痛恨的,聲名狼藉,令人吃驚的) notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking She was an egregious liar; we all knew better than to believe a word she said.