accurate
gb/ˈækjɚɪt/ us/ˈækjɚɪt/
B1
英語
~ 2800
語義
0件の語義
adjective
B1
property
1
Correct and without mistakes
Correct and without any mistakes.
用法パターン：
[something] is accurate
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'accurate' with 'precise'. 'Accurate' means correct overall, while 'precise' means exact in detail. Something can be precise but not accurate if it is exactly wrong.
類義語
precise (Often emphasizes exactness in detail rather than general correctness.)
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correct (General term for being right or true, not necessarily with fine detail.)
対義語
inaccurate (Means not correct or containing mistakes.)
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wrong (More general term for being incorrect or false.)
コロケーション
accurate information
|accurate data
|accurate description
|accurate measurement
|accurate prediction
テーマ
communication
|education
|science
|measurement
|core_vocabulary
例文
- The report was accurate in every detail.
- Your answer is accurate and matches the facts.
- She gave an accurate description of the suspect.
- The thermometer provides accurate temperature readings.
- This map is highly accurate and up-to-date.
学習者向け例文
- The test results are accurate.
- His answer is accurate.
- This map is accurate.
- Her report is accurate.
- The machine gives accurate numbers.
adjective
technical
B2
property
2
Exact in measurement or performance
Able to measure or work exactly as it should.
用法パターン：
[instrument/method] is accurate
類義語
exact (Matches the true value exactly, often used in scientific or technical contexts.)
対義語
imprecise (Not exact in measurement or execution.)
コロケーション
accurate reading
|accurate instrument
|accurate timing
|accurate calibration
テーマ
science
|technology
|engineering
例文
- This scale is accurate to within one gram.
- The GPS system provides highly accurate positioning data.
- An accurate clock is essential for the experiment.
学習者向け例文
- The ruler is very accurate.
- This watch is accurate to the second.
- The machine makes accurate cuts.
文法
辞書形
accurate
IPA
GB/ˈækjɚɪt/
US/ˈækjɚɪt/
音節・強勢
ac - cur - ate （3音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (ac)
活用形
Adjective
- Base: accurate
関連語
Core family
accuracy
noun B1
accurately
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
表現
fair and accurate
1/fˈɛɹ ˈænd ˈækjɚɪt/
fixed phrase
Both just and correct
Both fair (not biased) and correct without mistakes.
例文
- We need a fair and accurate report of the events.
- The judge's decision was fair and accurate.
to be accurate
1/tə bˈi ˈækjɚɪt/
fixed phrase
Clarify or correct a statement precisely
Used to make a statement more exact or correct something you just said.
例文
- He was born in 1980—or, to be accurate, late 1979.
- The meeting is tomorrow, or to be accurate, at 9 a.m. tomorrow.