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accurate, exact, precise, right, true, correct用法区别

英语语法与词汇-高中篇 

这些形容词均含“准确的”“正确的”之意。区别如下：

1. accurate 指通过谨慎的努力达到符合事实或实际，侧重不同程度的准确性，与事实无出入。如：

Watches have become very accurate. 手表已造得非常准确了。

You should send in accurate income tax returns. 你应当寄去准确的个人所得税报表。

Many people complain about not gathering accurate news. 许多人抱怨搜集不到准确的消息。

2. exact 着重在质与量方面的准确，语气比accurate强。如：

What is her exact age? 她的准确年龄是多少?

I need to know the exact size.  我需要知道确切的尺寸。

Mathematics is an exact science. 数学是一门精密的科学。

3. precise 侧重极端准确，更强调细节的精确无误。如：

She denied knowing any thing more precise. 她否认知道任何更明确的事。

The level of formality determines the precise mode of expression. 不同的礼节程度决定所需的确切表达方式。

It was found at the precise spot where she had left it. 那东西正好在她遗落的那个地点找到了。

4. right 使用广泛，可与这些词中的correct换用，但常暗示道德、理解、行动等方面的正确。 如：

Be guided by your sense of what is right and just. 做事要有是非观念和正义感。

He got into a situation wherein it is hard to decide what is right and wrong. 他陷入一种难以分辨是非的局面。

5. true 强调真实，不假。如：

Possibly what he says is true. 可能他讲的是对的。

In my opinion, none of this is true. 照我看这都不是事实。

6. correct 最常用词，主要指按一定标准或规则来衡量，没有谬误和差错或无缺点错误。如：

You are perfectly correct. 你完全正确。

Either of the examples is correct. 两个例子不论哪一个都对。

Yachts shall go round the course, passing the marks in the correct order. 帆船必须跑完全程，按正确的顺序驶过各个标志。