“精密的”常见英文表达有 precise、accurate、exact,具体使用需结合语境:
precise:侧重于描述精确无误、细节清晰,常用于科学、工程或技术领域,强调精确性和细节的准确性。例如:
a precise measurement(精确的测量)
The engineer gave precise instructions on how to assemble the machine.(工程师就如何组装这台机器给出了精确的指示。)
accurate:强调与事实、标准或期望的一致性,即“准确的,无误的”,常用于描述数据、信息、预测或描述的准确性。例如:
an accurate report(准确的报告)
The weather forecast was accurate this time.(这次天气预报很准确。)
exact:更侧重于“完全一致的,精确的”,强调与预期或要求完全相符,常用于描述数量、尺寸、时间或描述的精确性。例如:
the exact time(确切的时间)
I can't remember the exact words he used, but it was something like that.(我记不得他用的原话了,但大意如此。)