She was able to give the police a fairly accurate description of the man.

accurate 是形容词，由词根 ac-（表示"朝向"）和词根 cur（来自拉丁语 curare，意为"关心、注意"）加上形容词后缀 -ate 组成，字面意思是"仔细关注细节的"，引申为"准确的、精确的"。