pre‧cise‧ly S2 W3 AC / prɪsaɪsli / 副词

1 exactly and correctly 同义词 exactly :

Temperature can be measured precisely.

He arrived at precisely four o’clock.

precisely what/how/where etc

It is difficult to know precisely how much impact the changes will have.

What, precisely, does that mean?

Lathes make wheels, or, more precisely , they make cylindrical objects.

2 used to emphasize that a particular thing is completely true or correct :

Women in these jobs are paid less precisely because most of the jobs are held by women rather than men.

She’s precisely the kind of person we’re looking for.

3 spoken formal used to say that you agree completely with someone :

‘It needs to be dealt with now.’ ‘Precisely, before it gets any worse.’

THESAURUS

exactly used when emphasizing that something is no more and no less than a number or amount, or is completely correct in every detail : The bill came to exactly $1,000. | Police are still trying to find out exactly how the accident happened.

precisely exactly – used when it is important to be sure that something is completely correct in every detail : We need to know precisely how much this is going to cost. | Can you tell us precisely where he is? | What precisely do you mean by ‘relativity’?

just especially spoken exactly – used especially when saying that things are exactly right, exactly the same, or exactly in a particular position : The frame is just the right size for the picture. | He and his brother are just the same. | The hotel is just next to the station. | A new handbag! That’s just what I wanted.

right exactly in a particular position or direction : The ball hit me right in the eye! | There’s the house, right in front of you. | I got a mosquito bite right on the end of my nose. | He sat down right beside her.

directly exactly in a particular position or direction Directly is more formal than right : Amy was sitting directly opposite me.

on the dot informal at exactly a particular time, and no earlier or later than that time : She always leaves the office at 5.30 p.m. on the dot.

bang British English informal exactly – used especially in the following very informal expressions : The train was bang on time . | The shot was bang on target . | Cockatoo Island is right bang in the middle of Sydney harbour.