indeterminate

英 [ˌɪndɪˈtɜːmɪnət]

美 [ˌɪndɪˈtɜːrmɪnət]

adj.  模糊的; 不确定的; 难以识别的

GRETEM8法律

BNC.15116 / COCA.16129

牛津词典

adj.

• 模糊的；不确定的；难以识别的
  that cannot be identified easily or exactly
  1. She was a tall woman of indeterminate age.
     她是个看不出年龄的高大女子。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不确定的;不明确的;模糊不清的
  If something isindeterminate, you cannot say exactly what it is.
  1. Dr Amid was a man of indeterminate age...
     看不出阿米德博士的具体年龄。
  2. I hope to carry on for an indeterminate period.
     我希望能进行一段时期。

英英释义

adj

• not leading to a definite ending or result
  1. an indeterminate campaign
• not capable of being determined
  1. the indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle
• not precisely determined or established
  1. of indeterminate age
  2. a zillion is a large indeterminate number
  3. an indeterminate point of law
  4. the influence of environment is indeterminate
  5. an indeterminate future
  Synonym:undetermined
• having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex
  1. an indeterminate stem
• of uncertain or ambiguous nature
  1. the equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists

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