inaccurate

/ɪnˈækjərət/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈækjərət/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˌ)i-ˈna-kyə-rət -k(ə-)rət/ (ame, mw)

inaccurate — 形容詞

  • inaccuratepositive
  • more inaccuratecomparative
  • most inaccuratesuperlative

1. containing mistakes, so that facts, figures, or measurements are not right

1.形容詞B2
釋義

不準確

含有錯誤，結果不正確或不精確的

containing mistakes, so that facts, figures, or measurements are not right

例句

Theo's watch was inaccurate, so he arrived twenty minutes late.

Theo 的手錶不準確，所以他遲到了二十分鐘。

collocation: inaccurate watch / inaccurate clock

The journalist published inaccurate figures about the cost of the new hospital.

那位記者公布了關於新醫院費用的不準確數字。

collocation: inaccurate figures / inaccurate data

同義詞
  • incorrect

    stronger than inaccurate; suggests something is fully wrong, not just slightly off

  • imprecise

    focuses on lack of exactness rather than error; common in scientific contexts

  • inexact

    more formal than inaccurate; often used for measurements or calculations

反義詞
  • accurate

    the direct opposite; correct in all details

  • precise

    exact and accurate, with no room for error

用法筆記

Commonly pairs with nouns related to information, measurements, or descriptions (report, data, figure, calculation, map, estimate). Unlike 'wrong', which suggests complete falsehood, 'inaccurate' implies a partial error or lack of precision.

常見錯誤

❌This calculation is wrong.' (when it is only slightly off).
✅This calculation is inaccurate.
💡'Wrong' suggests completely incorrect; 'inaccurate' allows for partial correctness.