indeterminable
indeterminable — 形容詞
- indeterminablepositive
- more indeterminablecomparative
- most indeterminablesuperlative
1. impossible to find out, measure, or settle clearly, because there are too few fa
無法確定的
無法查明、測量或下定論的
impossible to find out, measure, or settle clearly, because there are too few facts or no firm answer can be reached.
The exact age of the old oak tree in Evelyn's garden was indeterminable.
Evelyn 花園裡那棵老橡樹的確切樹齡無法確定。
be + indeterminable describing an unknown fact
Without the original receipts, the painting's true value remained indeterminable to the auctioneer.
少了原始收據，那幅畫的真正價值對拍賣師來說仍無法確定。
remain + indeterminable for an ongoing unknown
Darius searched the city archives, but the cause of the 1923 fire stayed indeterminable.
Darius 翻遍了市立檔案，但 1923 年那場火災的起因依然無法確定。
Because the witnesses kept disagreeing, the exact order of events that night was indeterminable.
由於目擊者一直各說各話，那晚事件發生的確切順序無法確定。
Divers found the depth of the dark flooded cave to be practically indeterminable.
潛水員發現那個漆黑淹水洞穴的深度幾乎無法測定。
- unknowable
broader and more philosophical — stresses that something can never be known by anyone
- unascertainable
formal; specifically about facts that cannot be found out or confirmed
- incalculable
narrower — about amounts or quantities too large or uncertain to measure
- determinable
can be found out, fixed, or decided
- ascertainable
the facts can be discovered and confirmed
文法句型
be/remain + indeterminable
用法筆記
Often follows a linking verb such as 'be', 'remain', or 'stay', and describes facts, values, ages, or quantities rather than people. Distinguish from 'indeterminate', which means not yet fixed: 'indeterminable' means it can never be worked out at all.