diligent与industrious这两个形容词均表示“勤奋的”之意。
diligent : 多指为一定的目的或追求而勤奋。
- a diligent student
用功的学生 - Their lawyer was extremely diligent in preparing their case.
律师为他们这个案子做了认真扎实的准备。
industrious : 指由习惯养成或天性形成的勤奋。
- 她不聪明，但是她很用功。这就是为什么她的外语总是出类拔萃。
She is not smart, but she is very industrious. That's why she has always excelled in foreign languages. - 她是个勤劳肯干的员工，且身处逆境时，她从不垂头丧气。
She was an industrious and willing worker, and she was always cheerful in adversity.
（拓展学习：小词详解 | industrious）
