precise
/prɪˈsaɪs/adjective
1- marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail确切的; 精确的, 精密的; 准确的：
precise directions
精确的指令
I want as precise a time of death as I can get.
我想尽可能确切地知道我的死期。
1.1
- (of a person) exact, accurate, and careful about details（人）严格的; 严谨的, 一丝不苟的：
the director was precise with his camera positions.
导演对摄像机位置的要求一丝不苟。
1.2
- attrib. used to emphasize that one is referring to an exact and particular thing（用来强调）正好的, 恰好的：
at that precise moment the car stopped.
就在那一刻, 车停下来了。
短语
to be precise
- used to indicate that one is now giving more exact or detailed information准确地说, 确切地说：
there were not many - five, to be precise.
数量不多——准确地说, 只有五个。
派生词
preciseness
noun词源
late Middle English: from Old French prescis, from Latin praecis- 'cut short'， from the verb praecidere, from prae 'in advance'+caedere 'to cut'.