a precis of sth
precis作名词时，常与of连用，表示“...的摘要”。
She wrote a precis of the article.
她写了这篇文章的摘要。
概要；摘要；梗概；大意
a short summary of the main points of an argument or theory
概要；摘要
a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
The professor asked us to write a precis of the chapter.
教授要求我们写一章的摘要。
用法提示：precis 作为名词，意为 '摘要、梗概'，在句中作宾语。
Before the meeting, she distributed a precis of the report.
会议前，她分发了一份报告的概要。
用法提示：precis 作为名词，表示 '概要'，在句中作介词宾语。
The precis should capture only the main arguments.
摘要应只包含主要论点。
用法提示：precis 作为名词，意为 '摘要'，在句中作主语。
precis作名词时，常与of连用，表示“...的摘要”。
She wrote a precis of the article.
她写了这篇文章的摘要。
precis作动词时，直接接宾语，表示“对...做摘要”。
He precised the report in two pages.
他用两页纸概括了这份报告。
make a precis of是常见动宾搭配，与write a precis of类似。
Can you make a precis of this chapter?
你能写这一章的摘要吗？
grammar · medium
易错句子Can you write a precise of this article?
正确表达Can you write a precis of this article?
precise 是形容词，意为“精确的”；precis 是名词，意为“摘要”。此处需用名词形式。
grammar · medium
易错句子She prepared precis of the report.
正确表达She prepared a precis of the report.
precis 作名词时为可数名词单数，需加不定冠词 a/an，表示“一份摘要”。
precis 是名词，表示“摘要”；precise 是形容词，表示“精确的”，发音相近但词性和意义不同。
precis 指“摘要”，而 preciseness 是抽象名词，指“精确性”，词根相同但后缀不同导致意义差异。
precis 和 summary 都指“摘要”，但 precis 更正式，常用于学术或法律文本，强调提炼要点；summary 更通用。
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