Reason 3: And the final reason, time is an imprecise metric.

最后一个原因，间是一个精确的度量标准。

When it is hard to describe what you do, it is natural to resort to imprecise terms.

当很难描述你所做的事情，很自然地就会使用精确的术语。

However only until can be used with less precise time expressions.

然而，只有 until 可以与太精确的间表达一起使用。

For diction, a very important tip is to eliminate imprecise or wordy language.

对于措辞来说，一个非常重要的建议是删除精确或冗长的语言。

But most whites in America proceed from a premise that equality is a loose expression for improvement.

但大多数美国白人是从平等就是改进的那么精确的表达这一前提出发的。

Having data that are not accurate and precise can cause numerous problems.

准确和精确的数据可能会导致许多问题。

The figure in the upper right-hand corner shows a marksman who is accurate but not precise.

右上角的图显示了一个准确但精确的射手。

This is necessarily an inexact process because the prices of different things change differently over time.

这必然是一个精确的过程，因为同物品的价格随着间的推移而变化同。

Legal language, in this view, is too important to leave to the imprecisions of ordinary style.

在这种观点中，法律语言太重要了，能被普通体的精确影响。

There is none of that precise division between good and bad to which we are used.

我们所习惯的好与坏之间并存在精确的划分。

In reality, we still live in an age of empiric, trial-and-error imprecision medicine.

事实上，我们仍然生活在一个经验主义、反复试验的精确医学。

When you don't know the precise language to set boundaries, you might feel powerless.

当您知道用什么精确的语言来设定界限，您可能会感到无能为力。

And big uncertainties can make things like the tiny microchip in your new phone less precise and less efficient.

这种极大的精确会导致像新手机的微型芯片这样的物品越来越精确，效果越来越差。

A marksman who is precise but not accurate is shown in the lower left-hand corner.

左下角显示的是精确但准确的射手。

The numbers are imprecise but about a 1,000 people have left France to join the fight and about 200 have returned.

据太精确的数据显示，有1000人离开法国加入武装斗争，约有200人会返回法国。

Most importantly, they say these methods are not exact. The other tests look for anti bodies and body fluids.

最重要的是，他们说这些方法精确。其他的测试寻找抗体和体液。

The figure in the lower right-hand corner shows an example of a marksman who is not accurate and not precise.

右下角的图显示了一个射手准确、精确的例子。

Is an exact science that we try to apply as best we can to the inexact world of extinct animals.

是一门精确的科学，我们尽力将其应用于已灭绝动物的精确世界。

So gauging how tall you'll be based on your mom and dad is a decent indicator, but it's also a bit of an inexact science.

因此，根据你的父母来衡量你会有多高是个错的指标，但这也是一门精确的科学。

Non-taste reaches for the corny synonym, which has the further disadvantage of being imprecise; exactly which company officers are the top brass?

非品味者则倾向于使用俗气且够准确的同义词，这进一步导致了表达的精确；究竟哪些公司高管才算是高层领导呢？