Word · Frequency #19116
vagueness
含糊；模糊
the state of being unclear or imprecise, especially in meaning or form
- 1.
The condition of being imprecise or unclear in meaning: vague.
含义不精确或不清晰的状态。
- 2.
Something which is vague, or an instance or example of vagueness.
模糊的事物或模糊性的实例。
含义不精确或不清晰的状态。；模糊的事物或模糊性的实例。；含糊；暧昧
In use
The vagueness of the instructions made it hard to assemble the shelf.
She noticed the vagueness of the figure in the fog.
His answer was full of vagueness, so we still had no idea what to do.
the vagueness of sth
后接被修饰的名词，说明模糊之处所在。
The vagueness of the contract led to a dispute.
合同的含糊其辞导致了纠纷。
vagueness about sth
表示对某事物态度或表述不明确，about后接涉及对象。
Her vagueness about the plan worried the team.
她对这个计划的含糊态度让团队很担心。
there is vagueness in sth
there is句型强调某处存在模糊性，in后接领域。
Connections
Collocations
- void for vagueness
- 因表述含糊而无效（法律用语）
- The court ruled that the statute was void for vagueness.法院判定该法令因表述含糊而无效。
- deliberate vagueness
- 故意含糊其辞
- His deliberate vagueness made it impossible to know his real intention.他故意含糊其辞，让人无法知道他真正的意图。
- vagueness about
- 对……的含糊说法/态度
- There was considerable vagueness about the details of the plan.关于计划的细节，表述相当含糊。
- the vagueness of
- ……的模糊性
- The vagueness of the instructions confused the participants.指令的模糊性让参与者感到困惑。
- inherent vagueness
- 固有的模糊性
- The inherent vagueness of the term makes it hard to apply.该术语固有的模糊性使其难以适用。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Vague 意为“含糊的”，加后缀-ness 变名词“含糊”；想雾中视物，模糊不清。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、学术写作 通常用来描述表达不清或形状轮廓模糊的情况，在日常对话和书面语中都比较常见，属于中性词。
Grammar Note
作不可数名词时表示“模糊、含糊”这一品质；作可数名词时指具体的模糊表述或特征，复数形式为 vaguenesses。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the spelling and unstressed suffix -ness (/nəs/), which is a genuine final-syllable sound match. However, they do NOT rhyme with vagueness: their stressed vowels differ (e.g., happiness /ˈhæp.../, kindness /ˈkaɪnd.../). To rhyme with vagueness, a word would need the same stressed vowel /eɪ/ + /ɡnəs/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.