imprecise
/ˌɪmprɪˈsaɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪmprɪˈsaɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌim-pri-ˈsīs/ (ame, mw)
imprecise — 形容詞
- imprecisepositive
- more imprecisecomparative
- most imprecisesuperlative
1. not giving or having enough detail or exactness, so that the information or resu
不精確
不具備足夠細節或準確度的
not giving or having enough detail or exactness, so that the information or result may not be fully reliable or clear
The weather forecast was too imprecise to tell us whether to bring an umbrella.
天氣預報太不精確，無法告訴我們是否要帶傘。
too + adjective + to-infinitive for insufficient precision
His imprecise description of the suspect made it hard for the police to identify him.
他對嫌疑犯的描述很不精確，導致警方難以辨識對方身分。
adjective used attributively before a noun: imprecise description
The researchers found that the old measuring tool gave imprecise results.
研究人員發現，那臺舊測量工具得出的結果並不精確。
Using imprecise language in a legal contract can lead to serious disputes.
在法律合約中使用不精確的語言可能導致嚴重糾紛。
The travel guide was imprecise about the exact distance between the two villages.
這本旅遊指南對兩座村莊之間的確切距離交代得很不精確。
- vague
suggests a lack of clear boundaries or definition; vagueness often comes from missing essential information, whereas imprecise implies the information exists but is not fine-grained enough
- inexact
the mildest and most neutral synonym; simply acknowledges that something is not perfectly accurate, without implying it is unusable
- inaccurate
stronger than imprecise — means wrong or incorrect, not just lacking detail
- ambiguous
focuses on the possibility of more than one interpretation, while imprecise focuses on a lack of exactness
文法句型
imprecise + noun
be + imprecise
imprecise about + noun / wh-clause
用法筆記
Frequently describes measurements, estimates, language, descriptions, and calculations in academic, technical, or formal contexts. The opposite is precise — imprecise information may be roughly correct but lacks the level of detail needed for a specific purpose.