exact
exact
adjective
exactable
adjective
exactitude
noun
exactness
noun
exactor
noun
语源
adjective
- not approximated in any way; precise
确切的；准确的
the exact details were still being worked out.
具体的细节还在处理之中。
■accurate or correct in all details
精确的
an exact replica, two feet tall, was constructed.
建造了一个两英尺高的精确复制品。
■(of a person) tending to be accurate and careful about minor details
（人）严谨的
she was an exact, clever manager.
她是一个一丝不苟的、聪明的管理者。
■(of a subject of study) permitting precise or absolute measurements as a basis for rigorously testable theories
（研究课题）严密的
psychomedicine isn't an exact science yet.
心理医学还不是一门严密的科学。
- [with obj.]demand and obtain (something, especially a payment) from someone
索取；强要（某物，尤指报酬）
tributes exacted from the Slav peoples.
从斯拉夫各民族索取来的贡品。
William's advisers exacted an oath of obedience from the clergy.
威廉的顾问们强迫牧师发誓服从。
■inflict (revenge) on someone
使人遭受（报复）
a frustrated woman bent on exacting a cruel revenge for his rejection.
一位被他拒绝、未达目的而决定对他实施残酷报复的妇女。
exactable
adjective
exactitude
noun
exactness
noun
exactor
noun
语源
- late Middle English (as a verb): from Latin exact- 'completed, ascertained, enforced', from the verb exigere, from ex- 'thoroughly' + agere 'perform'. The adjective dates from the mid 16th cent. and reflects the Latin exactus 'precise'
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