核心畫面
Picture a line drawn exactly where it should be — not roughly there, exactly there. From that come the other two uses: pointing at this one and no other, and being the kind of person who works to that standard.
可以想成：一條線畫在剛好該在的位置上——不是大概那裡，是就是那裡。從這個畫面長出另外兩個用法：一是指名「就是這一個，…更多收起
可以想成：一條線畫在剛好該在的位置上——不是大概那裡，是就是那裡。從這個畫面長出另外兩個用法：一是指名「就是這一個，不是別的」，二是形容一個人做事就是照這種標準來。跟 accurate 的差別可以這樣抓：accurate 是「沒有錯」，precise 是「細到不能再細」。原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
preciseadj/pɹɪˈsaɪs/
- 1
Both exact and accurate.
- precise definition
- highly precise
- 2
engineeringnatural-sciencesphysical-sciencesConsistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value).
- 3
Adhering too much to rules; prim or punctilious.
preciseverb/pɹɪˈsaɪs/
- 1
To make or render precise; to specify.
- This proposal for a new basic regulation is justified because there is a need to precise the objectives of the CFP.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。