| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_agreeing-with-facts |
| 释义 | agreeing with factsThese words describe things that agree with facts. One of the most common words for this is correct. Correct is used very often in academic contexts to comment on student's work. That answer is correct. You are correct that influenza is spread through contact. Right is very common and is often used instead of correct. All his answers were right. Two common opposites of correct and right are incorrect and wrong. Like correct and right, incorrect and wrong are often used in academic contexts. That answer is incorrect. I'm not sure why you've marked this answer as wrong - can you explain it to me? For more opposites of correct, see the article at wrong. If a statement or piece of information is true, it agrees with a fact and is not wrong. Is it true that you were born in Sweden? Not everything in her report is entirely true. We aren't shutting down the library completely, for instance - we're just reducing the hours it's open. A faithful statement, account, story, etc. is one that agrees with the facts as they happened, and which does not change the details of the original thing. This is a faithful account of what happened on the night of 30 May. Her translations are my favourite, because they are as faithful to the original Arabic as possible. A perfect example or match is an example or match of something else that is completely correct in every way. This building is a perfect example of the neoclassical style. Ah, those two puzzle pieces are a perfect match! For words that describe the best type of something that is without fault, see the article at perfect. If something contains complete information that agrees with all the facts about something, and for that reason is respected, you can say it is authoritative. This is the most authoritative book on Cold War politics that I've ever found. He gave an authoritative account of the battle in real-time and from the front lines. Something you do or say that is dead-on or, in informal UK English, spot on is completely correct down to the smallest detail. I thought you were just estimating the cost, but you were dead-on. She gave a spot on analysis of just where we had gone wrong. There are several idioms you can use to say that a statement or estimate you've made agrees with facts. In informal speech, a statement that is (right) on the money is completely correct. Less commonly, you can also say it is right on the button. If you are talking especially about an amount or a time, and your statement is completely true down to the smallest detail, you can say that it is on the nose. She said that the train would be late by 10 minutes, and she was right on the money. He told me I'd be sorry if I did it, and he was right on the button. "How much did the repair cost? About £750?" "It was £750 on the nose." |
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