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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ac·cu·rate ETYMOLOGY Latin accuratus, from past participle of accurare to take care of, from ad- + cura care DATE 1596 1. free from error especially as the result of care an accurate diagnosis 2. conforming exactly to truth or to a standard : exact providing accurate color 3. able to give an accurate result an accurate gauge Synonyms: see correct English Etymology accurate 1610s, "done with care," from L. accuratus "prepared with care, exact," pp. of accurare "take care of," from ad- "to" + curare "take care of" (see cure). The notion of doing something carefully led to that of being exact (1650s). Related: Accuracy. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ accurate ac·cur·ate / 5AkjErEt / adjective1. correct and true in every detail 正确无误的: an accurate description / account / calculation 准确的描述/敍述/计算 accurate information / data 正确无误的情报/资料 Accurate records must be kept. 必须保存准确的记录。 ⇨ note at true 2. able to give completely correct information or to do sth in an exact way 精确的；准确的: a highly accurate electronic compass 高度精确的电子罗盘仪 accurate to within 3mm 精确得误差不超过 3 毫米 My watch is not very accurate. 我的表走得不很准。 3. an accurate throw, shot, weapon, etc. hits or reaches the thing that it was aimed at 准确的(掷、射、击等) OPP inaccurate • ac·cur·ate·ly adv.: The article accurately reflects public opinion. 文章如实反映了公众的意见。 You need to hit the ball accurately. 你必须准确击球。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English accurate adj. VERBS be, prove His predictions proved accurate. ADV. deadly, extremely, highly, very | amazingly, remarkably, surprisingly, uncannily | completely, perfectly, totally | not completely, not entirely, not quite, not strictly, not wholly The figures he gave were not strictly accurate. | partially | broadly, fairly, generally, largely, pretty, quite, reasonably, sufficiently | historically, statistically PHRASES full and accurate He gave a full and accurate account of his movements. OLT accurate adj. ⇨ exact Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ac·cu·rate \-rə̇t, rapid ˈakyərt, usu -d.+V\ adjective Etymology: Latin accuratus prepared with care, careful, exact, from past participle of accurare to take care of, do carefully, from ad- + curare to take care of, heal — more at cure 1. : free from error or mistake especially as the result of care < an accurate estimate of expenses > < new inventions … had made it possible to chart and to hold a more accurate course at sea — Lewis Mumford > < sound and accurate observers > < accurate methods > : in exact conformity to truth or to some standard : correct , exact , precise < the report was dry, factual, painstakingly accurate, crabbedly truthful — Carl Sandburg > < a mathematically accurate distribution > < the instruments were sensitive and marvelously accurate — E.K.Gann > 2. obsolete : precisely fixed : executed with care : careful Synonyms: see correct |
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