Word · Frequency #18653
imprecise
不精确;不准确
核心释义
Not precise or exact; involving error or uncertainty.
- 1.
不精确或不准确的;含有一些错误或不确定性。
Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.
- 2.
不精确
not precise
不精确或不准确的;含有一些错误或不确定性。;不精确;不严密的;不精确的;不明确的
用法In use
The measurements were imprecise, leading to errors in the experiment.
用法提示:表示“不精确的”,用作形容词,描述测量结果。
His description of the event was imprecise, so we couldn't find the location.
用法提示:表示“不精确的”,用作形容词,描述描述内容。
The instructions are too imprecise; I need more details.
用法提示:表示“不精确的”,用作形容词,描述指示的清晰度。
imprecise astronomical observations
the terms he used were imprecise and emotional
be imprecise
The data is imprecise.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- imprecise data
- 不精确的数据
- They rejected the study because it was based on imprecise data.他们拒绝了这项研究,因为它基于不精确的数据。
- imprecise measurement
- 不精确的测量
- An imprecise measurement can ruin a chemistry experiment.不精确的测量会毁掉化学实验。
- imprecise estimate
- 不精确的估计
- These are imprecise estimates, so treat them with caution.这些是不精确的估计,所以要谨慎对待。
- imprecise definition
- 不精确的定义
- The law's imprecise definition of privacy worried the activists.法律对隐私不精确的定义令活动人士担忧。
- imprecise instructions
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记 im- 为“不”,precise 是“精确”;测量结果差一点、含误差,就是不精确 imprecise。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:学术论文、技术报告、数据与测量描述 该词多用于书面或需要严谨表达的场合,如学术、技术、数据描述;日常口语中更常说 not exact 或 rough。总体属于中性正式程度,具体语气需结合语境判断。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
imprecise 的词尾 -cise 读作 /saɪs/,与 precise、concise、advice、device、suffice 的尾音 /saɪs/ 真正押韵;其中 precise、concise 拼写同为 -cise。注意 exercise 也拼作 -cise,但读作 /-saɪz/,并不押韵。
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