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exacting

/ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ/C1

嚴格的 / 苛刻的 (adj.)

形容要求極高、需要付出極大努力才能滿足的。這裡指都城守備隊是按照戴蒙「嚴苛的」標準來改造升級的。

This council has, at great expense,
bettered the City Watch to your exacting standards.
Enforce my laws, but understand,
exacting — HOUSE OF THE DRAGON S01E01 · ReelWord