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单词 precise
释义

precise

/prɪˈsʌɪs /
adjective
1Marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail: precise directions I want as precise a time of death as I can get...
  • It also requires that any interference with freedom of expression must be precise enough that it can be understood.
  • His direction is lean and precise, but allows his characters and scenes to expand.
  • Although it may seem obvious what rock is, formulating a precise definition is not straightforward.

Synonyms

exact, accurate, correct, error-free, pinpoint, specific, detailed, explicit, clear-cut, unambiguous, meticulous, close, strict, definite, particular, express;
minute, faithful;
British inch-perfect
1.1(Of a person) exact, accurate, and careful about details: the director was precise with his camera positions...
  • She was precise, logical, the possessor of the uncluttered desk and uncluttered mind.
  • Christopher is a slender and precise man in a collarless shirt and very pressed trousers.
  • He was so precise about it too, almost like a surgeon would be when dealing with a patient.

Synonyms

meticulous, careful, exact, scrupulous, punctilious, conscientious, particular, exacting, methodical, strict, rigorous;
mathematical, scientific
1.2 [attributive] Used to emphasize that one is referring to an exact and particular thing: at that precise moment the car stopped...
  • I think it would be helpful if I very briefly refer to the precise finding of that employment tribunal.
  • No precise moment can be specified; like much else in medicine it will be a matter of judgment.
  • If I chose that way and was extremely unlucky, it might crash down at that precise moment, killing me inconveniently.

Synonyms

exact, particular, very, specific, actual, distinct

Derivatives

preciseness

/prɪˈsʌɪsnəs/ noun ...
  • When this assumption is relaxed, there is less preciseness but more realism.
  • The preciseness of the prediction has fascinated historians.
  • I have never really stated with any degree of preciseness just what I do and what I do not believe.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French prescis, from Latin praecis- 'cut short', from the verb praecidere, from prae 'in advance' + caedere 'to cut'.

  • decide from Late Middle English:

    Decide was ‘bring to a settlement’ in early uses. It comes from Latin decidere ‘determine’, from de-meaning ‘off’ and caedere ‘to cut’. Caedere is also found in concise (late 16th century) literally ‘cut up’; excise (late 16th century) ‘cut out’; precise (Late Middle English) ‘cut in advance or short’; scissors, and suicide (mid 17th century) ‘cut or kill yourself’.

Rhymes

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