precise

正確な、精密な

必要な細部がそろっていて、間違いやずれがない。

やさしい英語で： Exact and correct, with all the necessary details.

• Tell me the precise time.
• We need more precise measurements.
• Her instructions were clear and precise.

類義語： exact, accurate

反対語： imprecise, inaccurate

よく使う表現： precise location, precise measurement, precise instructions

几帳面な、緻密な

話すことやすることの細かい点まで、十分に気を配る。

やさしい英語で： Very careful about details in what you say or do.

• She is very precise in her work.
• He was precise about every detail.
• Our teacher is a precise and patient speaker.

使い方： precise about something (She is precise about dates and names.); precise in something (He is precise in his use of language.)

類義語： meticulous, careful

反対語： careless

よく使う表現： precise in something, precise about something, precise speaker