exactly

/ɪɡˈzæktli/ adv.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

精确地；恰好；究竟；确实如此

释义与例句

adv. 精确地；恰好；究竟；确实如此
in an exact manner, used to emphasise that something is completely correct or true, or to ask for precise information
  1. The train arrived exactly on time despite the bad weather.
    尽管天气恶劣，火车仍准点到达。
  2. That is exactly what I was trying to explain.
    那正是我想解释的内容。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. What exactly do you expect me to do about the problem?
    你究竟希望我怎样处理这个问题？

词源与构词

记忆钩子 exactly 常用于 exactly the same、exactly right；口语中单独回答 Exactly! 表示“完全正确”，not exactly 则可委婉否定。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • exact 精确的；确切的
    exact 是形容词，修饰名词或作表语；exactly 是副词，修饰动词、形容词或整个表达。
  • exactness 精确；确切
    exactness 是名词，指完全准确的性质，较正式。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • accurately 准确地；如实地
    exactly 强调与某数量、描述或事实完全一致，也可用于加强语气；accurately 强调测量、描述或执行时没有错误。一个估计可能 not exactly right，却仍被描述为 broadly accurate。
    The device accurately measures changes in air pressure. 这台设备能准确测量气压变化。
常见搭配
  • exactly the same 完全相同
    The two printers look similar, but they do not work in exactly the same way. 这两台打印机外观相似，但工作方式并不完全相同。
  • exactly right 完全正确；恰到好处
    Your first answer was almost correct, but the second was exactly right. 你的第一个答案几乎正确，第二个则完全正确。
  • not exactly 不完全是；并非如此
    The task was not exactly difficult, but it required a lot of patience. 这项任务算不上难，但需要很大的耐心。