单词 | precise |
释义 | precise[pri'sais]a. 精确的, 严谨的, 明确的【机】 精密的, 正确的相关词组:to be preciseat that precise moment precise pre.cise AHD: [pr¹-sºs“] D.J. [pr!6sa!s]K.K. [pr!6sa!s]adj.(形容词)1. Clearly expressed or delineated; definite:清晰的,确切的:表达或描绘很清楚的;确定的:The victim was able to give a precise description of the suspect.受害者能够清晰地描绘嫌疑犯2. Exact, as in performance, execution, or amount; accurate or correct:精确的,正确的:如在实行、实施或数量上很准确的;精确的或准确的:a precise measurement; a precise instrument.精确的测量;精密仪器3. Strictly distinguished from others; very:明确的:严格区别于其他的;正是所要的:at that precise moment.就在那一时刻4. Distinct and correct in sound or meaning:清晰的,无误的:声音或意义清楚而正确的:precise pronunciation; precise prose.正确的发音;严格无误的散文5. Conforming strictly to rule or proper form:正统的:严格合乎规则或适当形式的:“The setting up of this Maypole was a lamentable spectacle to the precise separatists that lived at New Plymouth”(&b{Thomas Morton})“对于生活在新普利茅斯的正统分离主义者来说,这个五朔节花柱的建立实在是令人伤心的悲惨场面”(托马斯·莫顿)语源:1. Middle English [exact] 中古英语 [精确的] 2. from Old French precis [condensed, precisely fixed] 源自 古法语 precis [凝结的,明显稳定的] 3. from Latin praec&9{ºsus} [past participle of] praec&9{º}dere [to shorten] 源自 拉丁语 praec&9{ºsus} [] praec&9{º}dere的过去分词 [缩短] 4. prae- [pre-] prae- [前缀,表“先于…”] 5. caedere [to cut] * see ka…-id- caedere [剪切] *参见 ka…-id- 继承用法:precise“ness n.(名词) |
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