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

双语例句

• Liberty penalty has two forms, determinate and indeterminate penalties.
  自由刑的量刑模式有两种：定期刑和不定期刑。
• Lagrange's method of indeterminate coefficients
  拉格朗日待定系数法
• A value of true means indeterminate, while false is normal or determinate.
  值为true意味着不确定，而值为false则意味着普通或者确定。
• Accordingly, the textual world shaped by language is also indeterminate.
  而语言是不确定的，因此，由语言构成的文本世界也是不确定的。
• The clay had hardened, some time in this indeterminate day which had lasted a thousand years.
  这沃土已经在漫无止境和延续了千百年的一天里变得坚硬起来。
• They are indeterminate. It is the worst kind of uncertainty imaginable.
  在可以想象的所有不确定性中，这一种堪称最为糟糕。
• For properties it considers configuration independent, it is indeterminate how conditions will be evaluated.
  对于它认为独立于配置的属性，计算条件的方式则是不确定的。
• A statically indeterminate structure will usually sustain loads in excess of that at first yield before instability occurs.
  超静定结构通常在失稳之前，既使超过第一个屈服点还能承受载荷。
• Note that true values are by their nature indeterminate.
  请注意真值就其本质而言是不可确定的。
• I hope to carry on for an indeterminate period.
  我希望能进行一段时期。