Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #924
Fully loadedexactly
精确地；确切地
In a way that is completely correct; precisely.
- 1.
Without approximation; precisely.
精确地
- 2.
indicating exactness or preciseness
表示准确或精确
- 3.
just as it should be
正如它应该的样子
- 4.
in a precise manner
以精确的方式
正是；确实；精确地；表示准确或精确；正如它应该的样子；以精确的方式
In use
Please tell me exactly what happened.
The two measurements are exactly the same.
I arrived at exactly 8 o'clock.
he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do
exactly + [number/amount]
用于强调数量或时间的精确性。
The meeting starts at exactly 9 AM.
会议正好在上午9点开始。
exactly + [wh-clause]
常用于know, understand, remember等动词后。
I don't know exactly where he lives.
我不确切知道他住在哪里。
exactly (standalone response)
用作简短答语，表示完全同意。
Connections
Collocations
- exactly the same
- 完全相同的
- They arrived at exactly the same time.他们正好在同一时间到达。
- exactly right
- 完全正确
- Your answer is exactly right.你的答案完全正确。
- exactly what
- 正是……
- This is exactly what I needed.这正是我需要的。
- exactly where
- 确切的位置
- Tell me exactly where you left the keys.告诉我你把钥匙放在哪里了。
- exactly how
- 确切地怎样
- I need to know exactly how to do this.我需要知道确切地怎么做这个。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
exactly 精确地，谐音'一个扎克特'，想象他做事精准无误。
Context & Register
常见场景：日常对话、正式写作、学术讨论 exactly 的语域比较中性，通常用于日常对话和正式写作中，表示精确或完全同意。
Grammar Note
常用于修饰动词、形容词或其他副词，表示精确或强调；在句中通常放在被修饰词之前，也可用于句首或句尾表示强调。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'compactly' and 'abstractly' rhyme with 'exactly' (share stressed /æ/ and ending /ktli/). 'Directly' and 'correctly' share the '-ctly' spelling but have a different vowel (/ɛ/). 'Quickly' and 'happily' end in '-ly' but differ in stress and vowel.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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