indeterminate
indeterminate — 形容詞
- indeterminatepositive
- more indeterminatecomparative
- most indeterminatesuperlative
1. impossible to work out exactly, because it has not been measured, counted, or de
不確定的
無法確切測量、計算或判定的
impossible to work out exactly, because it has not been measured, counted, or decided yet, or because it could lead to more than one result
The doctors said Liam's recovery would take an indeterminate length of time.
醫生說 Liam 的康復需要一段無法確定的時間。
describes something whose exact amount cannot be fixed
Apinya painted the old fence an indeterminate shade somewhere between grey and green.
Apinya 把那道舊籬笆漆成一種介於灰色和綠色之間、說不清楚的顏色。
of a colour that is hard to name exactly
The cause of the fire remained indeterminate even after the inspectors finished their report.
即使調查人員寫完報告，這場火災的起因仍然不明。
Faisal stared at the map, unsure of the indeterminate border between the two old kingdoms.
Faisal 盯著地圖，搞不清楚那兩個古王國之間模糊不明的邊界。
The number of birds nesting in the marsh was indeterminate, far too many to count.
在沼澤築巢的鳥多到無法用手點算，數目根本無法確定。
用法筆記
Often describes amounts, durations, results, or boundaries that resist a single fixed value. Frequently follows linking verbs such as 'remain' or 'be', and pairs with abstract nouns like 'length', 'cause', 'number', or 'outcome'.