precision
noun OPAL W
/prɪˈsɪʒn/
/prɪˈsɪʒn/
[uncountable]- the quality of being exact, accurate and careful
synonym accuracy精确;准确;细致 - Her writing is imaginative but lacks precision.
她的文章想象力丰富,但是不够细致。 - with precision He chose his words with precision.
他用词确切。 - done with mathematical precision
以数学般的精准完成的 - Historians can’t estimate the date with any (degree of) precision.
历史学家无法准确估算这个日期。 - precision instruments/tools
精密仪器/工具
- Chimps are able to manipulate objects with a high degree of precision.
黑猩猩能够非常准确地操控物品。 - He organized the team with military precision.
他以军队般的严谨建成了这支队伍。 - The captain struck again with deadly precision.
队长再次打出极度准确的一击。 - The movements are executed with the utmost precision.
以最大限度的精确性执行该移动。 - The rebels launched missiles with pinpoint precision.
反政府武装发射了多枚精准导弹。 - We can now choose our targets with greater precision.
现在我们能以更高的精度选择目标。 - surgery which requires great precision
需要极其精确的外科手术 - The buildings were neatly laid out with almost mathematical precision.
这些建筑布局整齐,几乎达到了数学精度。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- deadly
- perfect
- …
- degree
- call for
- demand
- require
- …
- engineering
- instrument
- tool
- …
- with precision
- precision in
- a lack of precision
词源mid 18th cent.: from French précision or Latin praecisio(n-), from praecidere ‘cut off’, from prae ‘in advance’ + caedere ‘to cut’. - Her writing is imaginative but lacks precision.