The architect provided precise measurements to ensure the structure would be built to exact specifications.
建筑师提供了精确的尺寸,以确保建筑按照准确规格建造。
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adj.(在特定时刻/程度上)恰恰就是……(to be precise)
The meeting is scheduled for three o'clock — four o'clock, to be precise.
会议定在三点——准确地说,是四点。
语感
precise = 刀切出来的边界——没有模糊地带,就是这个数字,这个意思
精确的准确的确切的
to be precise(准确地说,更精确地说)是写作和口语中常用插入语:The temperature dropped by five degrees — seven degrees, to be precise.(温度下降了五度——准确地说是七度。)precisely 副词:① 恰恰(That is precisely why I disagree. 这正是我不同意的原因。);② 精确地(precisely at midnight 正好在午夜)。三词辨析:precise(精确无误)> accurate(符合事实)> exact(口语,完全一致)。
陷阱
⚠️precise vs. accurate:精确 vs. 准确
The weather forecast was accurate — it predicted rain and it rained.
✗
precise 和 accurate 意思完全相同
✓
accurate = 符合事实的,正确反映实际情况(天气预报准确);precise = 精确到细节的,数字或描述毫无模糊(precise measurements 精确测量)
天气预报很准确——它预测了下雨,果然下了。(符合事实 → accurate)
近义辨析
precisevsexact
precise确切的,精确的,没有偏差exact完全一致的,恰好的(较口语)
The surgeon must make precise incisions to minimise damage to surrounding tissue.
外科医生必须做出精确的切口,以减少对周围组织的损伤。
Could you tell me the exact time the train departs?
你能告诉我火车确切的出发时间吗?
写作加分
✨ 加分词
替换:clearspecific
学术写作科学论证类议论文
普通
It is important to use clear language in scientific writing.
在科学写作中使用清晰的语言很重要。
加分 ✨
Effective scientific communication requires precise language that eliminates ambiguity and allows findings to be replicated accurately.
有效的科学传播需要精确的语言,以消除歧义并使研究结果得以准确重现。
为什么更好:precise language 比 clear language 更书面,暗含「无歧义」的专业要求,配合 eliminates ambiguity 论证更严密