indeterminate是什么意思？

indeterminate

英[ˌɪndɪˈtɜ:mɪnət] 美[ˌɪndɪˈtɜrmɪnət]

• adj. 不定的，不明确的，模糊的；

名词：indeterminacy;

例句

• We assume that the sex of the lion is ab initio _ indeterminate. 我们假设狮子的性别在一开始是不确定的.
• Dr Amid was a man of indeterminate age. 看不出阿米德博士的具体年龄。
• Of course, the scope of Congress'delegation is often indeterminate. 当然, 国会授权的范围常常是模糊不定的.
• She was a tall woman of indeterminate age. 她是个看不出年龄的高大女子。
• I hope to carry on for an indeterminate period. 我希望能进行一段时期。
• Dr Amid was a man of indeterminate age... 看不出阿米德博士的具体年龄。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

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

英英词典释义

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

行业词典

• 数学： 未定元；
  法律： 不明确的；