indeterminable

IPA/ˌɪn.dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nə.bəl/
IPA/ˌɪn.dɪˈtɝː.mɪ.nə.bəl/

indeterminable — 形容詞

  • indeterminablepositive
  • more indeterminablecomparative
  • most indeterminablesuperlative

1. impossible to find out, measure, or settle clearly, because there are too few fa

1.形容詞C2
釋義

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.

例句

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

常見搭配
  • practically indeterminable
  • remain indeterminable
  • largely indeterminable
同義詞
  • 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

反義詞

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.

常見錯誤

The match result is indeterminable until the final whistle.
The match result is indeterminate until the final whistle.
use 'indeterminate' for something not yet decided; 'indeterminable' means it can never be found out.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • indeterminable age
  • indeterminable cause
  • indeterminable value

副詞搭配

  • practically indeterminable
  • largely indeterminable
  • essentially indeterminable

常用片語

  • remain indeterminable
  • prove indeterminable

介系詞搭配

  • indeterminable from the records
  • indeterminable without more data