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Exact Latin Precise Past Participle Exigere Demand Act

单词 exact
音标 [ig'zækt]
解释 a.精确的;v.强求,强索付款
红宝书 【英】 adj. 精确的(correct in every detail)款
【考】 反义词:forgive(宽 免)
【记】 ex(出) +act(行动,做) →(要求)做出来→精 确的
字源 exact (adj.)
"precise, rigorous, accurate," 1530s, from Latin exactus "precise, accurate, exact," past participle of exigere "demand, require," literally "to drive or force out," also "demand, finish, measure," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + agere "drive, lead, act" (see act (n.)).
exact (v.)
mid-15c., from Latin exactus, past participle of exigere (see exact (adj.)). Older in English than the adjective and retaining the literal sense of the Latin source. Related: Exacted; exacting.
不择手段背单词 v. (通过武力或权威)强迫...付款或让步; 强求; adj 精确的
【记】ex出, act行动-要求做出行动-强求, 然后引申为精确的
【参】exaction(n 勒索; 苛求)
【反】forgive(vt 原谅; 饶恕; 宽免债务); condone(vt 宽恕; 赦免)
趣味全助记 【记】ex + act 做,动力,驱动→强求,要求,并且要求准确的

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