核心畫面

Picture cutting exactly along a line, with nothing extra left on either side. Precisely lands on the one exact spot — no error, nothing vague around it, like something measured with a ruler.

可以想成沿著一條線「剛好切下去」,兩邊都不多不少:precisely 就是把話講到那個剛剛好的點上,不含糊、不偏差、更多收起可以想成沿著一條線「剛好切下去」,兩邊都不多不少:precisely 就是把話講到那個剛剛好的點上,不含糊、不偏差、沒有多餘的空間。一種想法是——它像用尺量過一樣,指的正是那一個確切的位置。

From the word’s history

From Latin praecisus 'cut off, cut short,' from prae 'before' + caedere 'to cut.' To be precise is to cut away all the excess and vagueness until only the exact thing is left — which is just what 'precisely' does to a statement.

來自拉丁文 praecisus「切掉、削短」,由 prae(在前)+ caedere(切)組成。所謂 precise,就是把多餘、模糊的部分都切掉,只留下剛好那個確切的東西——precisely 對一句話做的,正是這個「切乾淨、只剩準確」的動作。

etymonline.com/word/precise (Latin praecisus < prae + caedere 'to cut')

From the picture

正是·就是(強調)

從「剛好切在那個點」延伸成一種強調:不是差不多,而是「正好就是這個」。

exactly that · r · B2

Used to say strongly that something is completely true, or is exactly the thing you mean.

正是/就是

Also in this word

exactly, with no error · r · B2

In an exact and correct way, with no mistakes and nothing left unclear.

精確地/確切地

原始詞典資料2 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。

preciselyadv/pɹɪˈsaɪs.li/

  • 1

    mannerIn a precise manner; exactly.

    • I always try to express myself precisely.
    • "To be sure. Mr Carlyle, the private detective——" "Inquiry agent," corrected Mr Carlyle precisely.
  • 2

    Used to provide emphasis.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。