| 释义 |
undeˈfined, ppl. a.
[un-1 8.]
Not defined or clearly marked; indefinite.
1611Florio, Indefinito, vndefined. 1658Phillips, Indefinite, not limited, undefined, undetermined. 1716Addison Freeholder No. 31 ⁋5 The Terms which the Author makes use of are loose, general, and undefined. 1797Godwin Enquirer i. xii. 105 A sort of floating and undefined reverie. 1844Kinglake Eothen viii, The prestige created by the rumours of her high and undefined rank. 1875Jowett Plato (ed. 2) IV. 156 Theology..is full of undefined terms which have distracted the human mind for ages.
Hence undeˈfinedly adv.; undeˈfinedness.
1827Montgomery Pelican Isl. ix. 190 His soul explored immensity, In search of something undefinedly great. a1832Bentham Language Wks. 1843 VIII. 304/1 Clearness, as opposed to: 1. Obscurity, 2. Ambiguity, 3. Undefinedness. 1860J. Young Prov. Reason 47 Only through and on account of this undefinedness..is Being non-Being. |