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就此认为，形容词accurate, exact, precise以及true同样意味着严密地符合某一客观标准。Accurate指有不同程度地符合这一标准并强调为获得精确的真理或事实所必须的无微不至的关心：It took a week of investigation to get an even reasonably accurate account of the accident. Exact 强调在可测量的数量和质量上极其精确：The exact wavelength assigned to a transmitting station must always be maintained. Precise强调有关极微小细节的十分精确：The assembling of the parts of a watch must be precise. True, 就此认为，暗示着绝对的精确，尤其是在复制一份原件方面：a true copy of a birth certificate. Correct 表示不存在缺陷和错误并且符合某些标准。它比这一组中的其它形容词更一般化，因为它可以应用于诸如审美和时尚，也可以应用于真理或事实等事物：the correct dress for a formal dinner. Right在很大程度上可以与correct互换，但通常加入了一丝道德许可的意味：the right course of action. 反义词：erroneous, false, inaccurate, incorrect,inexact, wrong
翻译自《choose the right word》 |
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