accurate

英 ['ækjʊrət] 美['ækjərət]

反义词

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比较级: more accurate;最高级: most accurate;副词: accurately;

1. 一再的关心 accuracy.

accurate 精确的

前缀ac-同ad-. cure, 关心，照料。指用心使精确。

accurate: accurate: [16] ‘Accuracy’ is connected with ‘curing’, in the sense not of ‘making better’ but of ‘looking after’ – as in ‘the cure of souls’. The adjective comes from Latin accūrātus ‘done carefully’, which in turn derived from a verb (cūrāre ‘care for’) formed from the noun cūra ‘care’ (other English words from this source are curate, curious, procure, and secure). The notion of doing something carefully led on naturally to the notion of exactness.
=> curate, curious, procure, secure
accurate (adj.): 1610s, "done with care," from Latin accuratus "prepared with care, exact, elaborate," past participle of accurare "take care of," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + curare "take care of" (see cure (n.1)). The notion of doing something carefully led to that of being exact (1650s). Related: Accurately; accurateness.

1. Schools were told their exam information had to be spot-on and accurate.: 各学校接到通知，要求考试信息必须准确无误。

2. Her description of the nature and action of poisons is amazingly accurate.: 他对一些毒药的性质和作用的描述惊人地准确。

3. I work very efficiently and am decisive, and accurate in my judgement.: 我工作非常有效率，处事果断，而且判断准确。

4. Broadcast news was accurate and reliable but deadly dull.: 新闻广播准确可靠但却非常枯燥。

5. Some pulsars keep time better than the earth's most accurate clocks.: 某些脉冲星发送脉冲比地球上最精确的时钟都准时。