precisely

/pɹiˈsaɪsɫi/, /pɹɪˈsaɪsɫi/ adv B1, B2

exactly

Word Origin Precisely comes from Latin praecisus, literally 'cut off beforehand' — from prae- 'before' and caedere 'to cut.' The idea: something precise is trimmed to exactness, with no excess. The same caedere root gives us concise (cut together, brief), incise (cut in), decide (cut off, determine), and homicide (man-cutting).

adv exactly B1

The train arrived precisely at 8:00, not a minute late.

(副词) 精确地;恰好;正好 【精确地;恰好】

火车恰好8点到达,没有晚一分钟。

(adverbio) exactamente; precisamente; justo

El tren llegó exactamente a las 8:00, ni un minuto tarde.

(adverbe) exactement; précisément; tout à fait; au pied près [Exactement, sans la moindre deviation.]

Le train arriva précisément à 8 heures, pas une minute de retard.

(Adverb) genau; exakt; präzise [auf den Punkt genau, ohne Abweichung]

Der Zug kam **precisely** um 8:00 Uhr an, keine Minute zu spät.

(副詞) 正確に; ちょうどその通りに

列車は8時ちょうどに到着し、1分の遅れもなかった。

(advérbio) exatamente; precisamente; justamente

O trem chegou exatamente às 8:00, nem um minuto atrasado.

adv In a precise manner; exactly. B2 ✓

The meeting will start precisely at 9:00 AM.

(副词) 精确地;准确地;确切地

会议将在上午9点整准时开始。

(adverbio) exactamente; precisamente; en punto [De manera precisa; exactamente.]

La reunión comenzará exactamente a las 9:00 AM.

(adverbe) précisément; exactement; justement [Avec précision ; exactement.]

La réunion commencera précisément à 9 heures.

(Adverb) genau; präzise; exakt [**precisely** (Adverb): Auf eine genaue, exakte Weise; ohne Abweichung.]

Die Besprechung beginnt **precisely** um 9:00 Uhr.

(副詞) 正確に、精密に。寸分違わず。

会議は午前9時ちょうどに始まります。

(advérbio) precisamente; exatamente; com precisão [De maneira precisa; exatamente.]

A reunião começará exatamente às 9h.

adv Used to provide emphasis. B2 ✓

That's precisely why we need to act now.

(副词) 正是;恰恰;确实

这正是我们现在必须采取行动的原因。

(adverbio) precisamente; exactamente; justamente [Usado para dar énfasis.]

Precisamente por eso necesitamos actuar ahora.

(adverbe) précisément; justement; exactement; en effet; tout à fait [Précisément, justement (sert à appuyer une affirmation).]

C'est précisément pour cela que nous devons agir maintenant.

(Adverb) Stammkunde; Stammkundin; Stammgast [**precisely** (Adverb): Betonend verwendet, um die Richtigkeit oder Wichtigkeit einer Aussage zu unterstreichen.]

Genau **precisely** deshalb müssen wir jetzt handeln.

(副詞) まさにその通りだという強調の意で。

だからこそ、今すぐに行動する必要があるのです。

(advérbio) precisamente; exatamente; justamente; mesmo [Usado para dar ênfase.]

É exatamente por isso que precisamos agir agora.

Word parts: pre + cise + ly

Common collocations

same adj define verb determine verb opposite adj specify verb measure verb precisely adv o'clock adv opposite subst correspond verb predict verb quantify verb

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