incompleteness
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。
sense of incompleteness — feeling that something is unfinished
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。
- sense of incompleteness
- incompleteness of the data
- incompleteness of the record
- areas of incompleteness
- notice incompleteness
- address incompleteness
- 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.
常見錯誤
同根字
- incomplete形容詞B2
- incompletely副詞C1
- complete形容詞A2
- completely副詞A2
- completion名詞B2
- completeness名詞C1