1、accurate:指通过谨慎的努力达到符合事实或实际,侧重不同程度的准确性,与标准只是略有偏差或在允许的范围之内的,与事实无出入。例如:
He has made an accurate measurement of my garden. 他准确地丈量了我的花园。
He is always accurate in what he says and does. 他说的和做的总是正确无误。
2、precise:折表达或描绘很清楚的,侧重极端准确,强调细节的精确无误。例如:
Elgar supplied his works with precise indications of tempo. 埃尔加给自己的作品标上了精确的节奏标记。
I seem to remember giving you very precise instructions. 我好像记得给过你非常明确的指示。