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 preciseness [pri'saisnis添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 正确, 严谨, 古板



    preciseness
    [ noun ]
    1. clarity as a consequence of precision

    2. <noun.attribute>
    3. the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance

    4. <noun.attribute>
      he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton
      note the meticulous precision of his measurements


    Precise \Pre*cise"\, a. [L. praecisus cut off, brief, concise,
    p. p. of praecidere to cut off in front, to cut off; prae
    before + caedere to cut: cf. F. pr['e]cis. Cf. {Concise}.]
    1. Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined
    or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal;
    as, precise rules of morality.

    The law in this point is not precise. --Bacon.

    For the hour precise
    Exacts our parting hence. --Milton.

    2. Strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or
    exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal;
    ceremonious. --Addison.

    He was ever precise in promise-keeping. --Shak.

    Syn: Accurate; exact; definite; correct; scrupulous;
    punctilious; particular; nice; formal. See {Accurate}.
    -- {Pre*cise"ly}, adv. --
    {Pre*cise"ness}, n.

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