indeterminate + noun
在名词前作定语,表示‘不明确的’或‘不确定的’。
He gave an indeterminate answer.
他给出了一个不确定的答案。
不确定的;未定的;含糊的
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
不确定的;未定的;含糊的
Not precisely known, determined, or established; uncertain or vague.
He gave an indeterminate answer.
他给出了一个不确定的答案。
未被准确确定或无法准确确定的。
Not accurately determined or determinable.
不确定的;未精确确定的
not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance
不精确或模糊的。
Imprecise or vague.
顶端持续生长的
having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex
The length of the contract remains indeterminate until both parties sign the agreement.
合同期限在双方签署协议之前仍然是不确定的。
AI contextual example
Scientists have found that the test results are indeterminate due to contamination of the samples.
科学家发现,由于样本受到污染,测试结果是不明确的。
AI contextual example
The painting's origin is indeterminate, leading to debate among art historians.
这幅画的起源是不明确的,导致艺术史学家之间争论不休。
AI contextual example
of indeterminate age
年龄不详
WordNet
在名词前作定语,表示‘不明确的’或‘不确定的’。
He gave an indeterminate answer.
他给出了一个不确定的答案。
The outcome remains indeterminate.
结果仍然不确定。
Not this
The cause of the accident is indeterminate.
Use this
The cause of the accident is indeterminable.
indeterminate 表示‘未确定的’,但可能可以确定;indeterminable 表示‘无法确定的’,强调不可能性。此处事故原因无法查明,应用 indeterminable。
Not this
We need to indeterminate the variables.
Use this
We need to determine the variables.
indeterminate 是形容词,不能用作动词。表示‘确定’时应用动词 determine。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
不定期刑
The prisoner received an indeterminate sentence of five to fifteen years.
这名囚犯被判处五至十五年的不定期刑。
未定式
In calculus, 0/0 is an indeterminate form.
在微积分中,0/0 是一个未定式。
无限生长
These tomato plants have indeterminate growth, so they will keep producing fruit until autumn.
这些番茄植株是无限生长的,所以会一直结果到秋天。
不确定的结果
The first test produced an indeterminate result, so they ran a second one.
第一次检测结果不确定,所以又做了一次。
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记:in-(不)+determinate(确定的)→定不下来。日期未定、结果含糊;植物顶芽一直长,也属“未定”。
语域:formal 常见场景:academic writing、formal documents、technical reports 该词通常用于正式或学术语境,表示“不确定的”或“未精确确定的”。在数学和植物学中还有专门的技术含义(如 indeterminate form ‘未定式’、indeterminate growth ‘无限生长’)。日常口语中较少使用。
常用作定语或表语
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