exactness

/ɪɡˈzæktnəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪɡˈzæktnəs/ (ame, ipa) · /-k(t)nə̇s/ (ame, mw)

exactness — noun

1. full correctness and truthfulness in facts, records, and small details.

1.名詞C2
釋義

full correctness and truthfulness in facts, records, and small details.

例句

Jin checked every figure in the report for exactness before the meeting.

check for exactness in numbers or facts

The map's exactness helped hikers find the narrow bridge before dark.

同義詞
  • precision

    often sounds more technical and is common in measurement or machine control

  • accuracy

    everyday word that stresses being correct rather than careful detail

  • exactitude

    formal and uncommon, often used in literary or academic writing

反義詞
  • inaccuracy

    lack of correctness in facts, numbers, or details

  • vagueness

    lack of clear or exact detail

文法句型

with exactness

the exactness of

check for exactness

用法筆記

Often used in formal comments about records, measurements, descriptions, or testimony. It is more literary than exact and commonly appears in phrases such as 'with exactness' or 'the exactness of the details'.

常見錯誤

❌The engineer drew an exactness plan.
✅The engineer drew an exact plan.
💡use 'exact' before a noun; 'exactness' is the noun for the quality.
❌The clerk wrote the list in an exactness way.
✅The clerk wrote the list with exactness.
💡this noun usually appears in a phrase such as 'with exactness'.