知识扩展
易混词辨析
precise、exactly、accurately、precisely vs precisely
1. precisely:副词 “精确地;恰好地(指细节或时间完全符合)”(如 arrive precisely at 8 八点准时到达;state precisely 精确陈述);
2. 与 precise(形容词 “精确的;准确的”,如 precise measurements 精确测量;precise instructions 明确指示)混淆词性 ——precise 是形容词(precise time 精确时间),precisely 是副词(time precisely 精确计时);
3. 与 exactly(副词 “恰好;完全”,如 exactly right 完全正确;exactly the same 完全相同)区别:exactly 侧重 “整体完全符合”,precisely 侧重 “细节精确无误”(exactly 8 o’clock 八点整,precisely 8:00:00 八点零分零秒);
4. 与 accurately(副词 “准确地(无误差)”,如 measure accurately 准确测量;translate accurately 准确翻译)区别:accurately 侧重 “无误差”,precisely 侧重 “细节精确”(accurately calculate 准确计算,precisely define 精确定义)。
习语积累
习语 adv. more precisely 更确切地说;更严格地说 used to show that you are giving more detailed and accurate information about sth you have just mentioned The problem is due to discipline, or, more precisely, the lack of discipline, in schools. 问题出在纪律上,或者更确切地说,是学校缺乏纪律。