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单词 preciseness
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pre•cise /prɪˈsaɪs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. definitely stated, defined, or fixed:clear, precise directions.
  2. being that one and no other:[before a noun]bought the precise dress I wanted.
  3. exact in expressing oneself:He's very precise, so if he said "today,'' then he means "today.''
  4. carefully distinct:careful, almost too-precise pronunciation.
  5. exact in measuring, recording, etc.:a precise instrument.
pre•cise•ness, n. [uncountable]See -cise-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pre•cise  (pri sīs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:precise directions.
  2. being exactly that and neither more nor less:a precise temperature; a precise amount.
  3. being just that and no other:the precise dress she had wanted.
  4. definite or exact in statement, as a person.
  5. carefully distinct:precise articulation.
  6. exact in measuring, recording, etc.:a precise instrument.
  7. excessively or rigidly particular:precise observance of regulations; precise grooming.
  • Latin praecīsus curtailed, brief, origin, originally past participle of praecīdere to cut off, cut short, equivalent. to prae- pre- + -cīsus, combining form of caesus, past participle of caedere to cut
  • Middle English 1350–1400
pre•cisely, adv. 
pre•ciseness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged explicit. See correct. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged indefinite, vague.

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