precise

precise
adjective
  1. marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail
    确切的；精确的，精密的；准确的
    precise directions.
    精确的指令。
    I want as precise a time of death as I can get.
    我想尽可能确切地知道我的死期。
    ■(of a person) exact, accurate, and careful about details
    （人）严格的；严谨的，一丝不苟的
    the director was precise with his camera positions.
    导演对摄像机位置的要求一丝不苟。
    ■[attrib.]used to emphasize that one is referring to an exact and particular thing
    （用来强调）正好的，恰好的
    at that precise moment the car stopped.
    就在那一刻，车停下来了。
常用词组
to be precise
  1. used to indicate that one is now giving more exact or detailed information
    准确地说，确切地说
    there were not many—five, to be precise.
    数量不多—准确地说，只有五个。
派生
preciseness
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French prescis, from Latin praecis- 'cut short', from the verb praecidere, from prae 'in advance' + caedere 'to cut'
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