indeterminate

IPA/ˌɪndɪˈtɜːmɪnət/
KK[ˌɪndɪtˈɚmɪnɪt]IPA/ˌɪndɪˈtɜːrmɪnət/

indeterminate — 形容詞

  • indeterminatepositive
  • more indeterminatecomparative
  • most indeterminatesuperlative

1. impossible to work out exactly, because it has not been measured, counted, or de

1.形容詞C1
釋義

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

例句

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

常見搭配
  • indeterminate length
  • indeterminate number
  • indeterminate colour
  • remain indeterminate
  • indeterminate outcome
同義詞
  • vague

    more everyday; stresses lack of clear shape or detail rather than impossibility of measuring

  • uncertain

    focuses on doubt about what is true or will happen, not on something being unmeasurable

  • undefined

    stresses that no clear limit or meaning has been set, often in technical use

反義詞

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'.

常見錯誤

an indeterminate answer to the maths problem' (when you mean simply wrong).
an indeterminate answer to the maths problem' only if it truly cannot be fixed
otherwise say 'an incorrect answer.' — 'indeterminate' means undecidable, not mistaken.

同根字

  • indeterminacy
    名詞C2
  • indeterminately
    副詞C2
  • determine
    動詞B2
  • determinate
    形容詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • indeterminate length
  • indeterminate number
  • indeterminate period
  • indeterminate outcome

常用片語

  • of indeterminate age
  • remain indeterminate