incompleteness
/ˌɪnkəmˈpliːtnəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪnkəmˈpliːtnəs/ (ame, ipa)
incompleteness — 名詞
1. a situation in which something is missing some of the pieces or parts it should
不完整
缺少必要部分或未完成的狀態
a situation in which something is missing some of the pieces or parts it should have, or has not been brought to a fully finished state
Elena noticed the incompleteness of the document as soon as she saw the missing last page.
Elena 一看到文件少了最後一頁，就立刻注意到它的不完整。
incompleteness of + noun phrase for something missing pieces
The architect pointed out several areas of incompleteness in the building plans before the team could start work.
建築師在團隊動工前指出了設計圖中好幾處不完整的地方。
areas/points of incompleteness — countable uses in specific contexts
Guo felt a sense of incompleteness in the story, as if the final chapter had been removed.
Guo 覺得這個故事有種不完整感，彷彿最後一章被刪掉了。
Researchers faced major difficulties because of the incompleteness of the historical records from that period.
研究人員因為那段時期的歷史記錄不完整，遇到了很大的困難。
- incompletion
focuses more on the process or task being unfinished rather than missing parts; slightly less common
- partialness
emphasises that only a portion exists; more limited in use, mainly in formal writing
- fragmentariness
suggests the state of being broken into disconnected pieces; carries a more negative tone
- completeness
the state of having all necessary parts or being fully finished
- wholeness
emphasises the idea of being undivided and fully intact
文法句型
the incompleteness of [something]
用法筆記
Most commonly used as an uncountable noun in the pattern 'the incompleteness of [something]'. In formal or technical contexts, it can appear with 'areas of' or 'points of' to refer to specific missing parts.