英语词汇“precise”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	precise
释义	pre·cise I. \prēˈsīs, prə̇ˈs-\ adjective (sometimes -er/-est) Etymology: Middle French precis, from Latin praecisus, past participle of praecidere to cut off, shorten, from prae- pre- + -cidere (from caedere to cut) — more at concise 1. a. (1) : characterized by a definite often terse statement or specific meaning : devoid of anything vague, equivocal, or uncertain < this is no time for generalities and I will venture to be precise — Sir Winston Churchill > < find a more precise term than good to describe the work > (2) : measured or measuring in mathematically often minutely exact units < the precise velocity of the satellite > < precise figures recording the racer's time to the hundredth of a second > < the precise techniques of microchemistry > < a precise balance > (3) : having distinct often close limits : exactly delimited < energy … released in precise channels, as when a current causes the glow in a bulb — E.A.Armstrong > < determine the precise meaning of the term > < standardization through precise control of processing > (4) : exact to a point : being without deviation : absolute < hit the mark with precise accuracy > < that totalitarianism is the precise opposite of anarchy > b. : developed or indicated in specific or minute detail < working out the precise relationship of the languages — Edward Sapir > 2. : conforming strictly to an exact pattern or standard : shaped, arranged, or performed with minute conformity to a pattern < flying a beautiful, tight, precise formation — Walter Bernstein > : rigorous in observing a rule, code, or convention : scrupulous, fastidious < a precise, magisterial person … incapable of letting the most trivial mistake go uncorrected — Gerald Bullett > specifically : puritanical 3. : distinguished from every other : very < the precise task for which he was born — L.P.Smith > < arrived just at that precise moment > 4. : sharply distinct in appearance or sound < the precise images in the camera finder > < speaks … with a precise British accent — Current Biography > Synonyms: see correct II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to make precise : state, define, or determine exactly or strictly : particularize
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