precise

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precise 精确的

pre-,预先，-cis,剪，切，词源同concise,excise.引申词义精确的。

precise

precise: [16] Something that is precise is etymologically ‘cut off in front’. The word was acquired via French précis (subsequently borrowed as the noun précis ‘summary’ in the 18th century) from Latin praecīsus, an adjectival use of the past participle of praecīdere ‘shorten’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix prae- ‘in front’ and caedere ‘cut’ (source also of English concise, decide, excise, etc). The notion of being ‘shortened’ gradually slipped via ‘expressed shortly, leaving out extraneous matter’ to ‘exact’.
=> concise, decide, excise, précis

precise (adj.)

mid-15c., from Middle French précis "condensed, cut short" (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin precisus, from Latin praecisus "abrupt, abridged, cut off," past participle of praecidere "to cut off, shorten," from prae "before" (see pre-) + caedere "to cut" (see -cide; for Latin vowel change, see acquisition). Related: Precisely (late 14c.).

1. Elgar supplied his works with precise indications of tempo.

埃尔加给自己的作品标上了精确的节奏标记。

2. I seem to remember giving you very precise instructions.

我好像记得给过你非常明确的指示。

3. Each motion must be delicate and precise, involving tiny movements.

每一个动作都必须小心、准确，一点点地移动。

4. The precise details of the origins of life remain hidden.

生命起源的确切详情仍是个谜。

5. It was difficult to measure the precise impact of the labor action.

此次罢工影响几何，难以作出准确的评估。

【correct, accurate, exact, true, right, precise】
这组词都有“准确的，正确的”的意思，其区别是：
correct: 最常用词，主要指按一定标准或规则来衡量，没有谬误和差错或无缺点错误。
accurate: 指通过谨慎的努力达到符合事实或实际，侧重不同程度的准确性，与事实无出入。
exact: 着重在质与量方面的准确，语气比accurate强。
true: 暗指绝对准确，尤指复制品与原件丝毫不差。
right: 使用广泛，可与这些词中的correct换用，但常暗示道德、理解、行动等方面的正确。
precise: 侧重极端准确，更强调细节的精确无误。