Word · Frequency #18653
imprecise
/ˈɪmprəˌsaɪs/
adjective
不精确；不准确
Not precise or exact; involving error or uncertainty.
- 1.
Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.
不精确或不准确的；含有一些错误或不确定性。
- 2.
not precise
不精确
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
In use
The measurements were imprecise, leading to errors in the experiment.
His description of the event was imprecise, so we couldn't find the location.
The instructions are too imprecise; I need more details.
imprecise astronomical observations
the terms he used were imprecise and emotional
be imprecise
The data is imprecise.
这些数据不精确。
become imprecise
Over time, the measurements become imprecise.
Connections
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
- 不精确的说明
- The imprecise instructions made it hard to assemble the furniture.不精确的说明使组装家具变得困难。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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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