Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #8642
inaccurate
不准确的；错误的；有误的
not accurate or correct; containing mistakes
- 1.
Mistaken or incorrect; not accurate.
错误的或不正确的；不准确的。
- 2.
not exact
不精确的
错误的或不正确的；不准确的。；不精确的；错误的；不准确的；[化] 不精确
In use
The weather forecast was inaccurate, as it predicted sunshine but it rained all day.
Her report contained several inaccurate figures that misled the team.
The old map is inaccurate; the river has changed course over the years.
an inaccurate translation
the thermometer is inaccurate
be inaccurate in/about sth
The report is inaccurate in several details.
该报告在几个细节上不准确。
it is inaccurate to do sth
Connections
Collocations
- inaccurate information
- 不准确的信息
- The article contained inaccurate information about the event.那篇文章包含了关于该事件的不准确信息。
- inaccurate data
- 不准确的数据
- The experiment yielded inaccurate data due to faulty equipment.由于设备故障，实验产生了不准确的数据。
- inaccurate report
- 不准确的报告
- The journalist was criticized for filing an inaccurate report.那名记者因提交了不准确的报告而受到批评。
- inaccurate statement
- 不准确的陈述
- His inaccurate statement misled the investors.他不准确的陈述误导了投资者。
- inaccurate results
- 不准确的结果
- The test gave inaccurate results because of contamination.由于污染，测试给出了不准确的结果。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
in-像‘不’，accurate是‘准确’，合起来就是‘不准确’，记住‘不准’即可。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：学术写作、新闻报道、日常交流 'inaccurate' 通常用于正式或中性语境，如学术讨论、新闻报道等，在日常对话中也较常见。
Grammar Note
注意：inaccurate本身含否定前缀，一般不再用于否定句。错误示例：*He is not inaccurate. 应直接使用accurate。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'accurate' shares the exact rhyme with 'inaccurate' (stressed /æk/ and following /jərɪt/). Other words like 'delicate', 'intimate', 'adequate', 'separate', and 'considerate' end in -ate but have different stressed vowels or syllable structures, so they do not rhyme despite the similar spelling.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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