单词 | indeterminate |
释义 | indeterminateWord family (noun) determination determiner (adjective) determined indeterminate predetermined (verb) determine (adverb) determinedly From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishindeterminatein‧de‧ter‧mi‧nate /ˌɪndɪˈtɜːmənət◂ $ -ɜːr-/ adjectiveEXACTimpossible to know about definitely or exactly a girl of indeterminate age —indeterminately adverb —indeterminacy noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusindeterminate• Of indeterminate age, he had moist grey eyes set in a pale, thin face.• This is in effect saying that the policy makers for the public sector were indeterminate, at that time.• Every general term and every abstraction is an elaboration of this, and is matched by reality with its often indeterminate borders.• Miss Logan made indeterminate gestures to the priest, then set off in pursuit of her employer.• an indeterminate length of time• And then for an indeterminate period of time he sat appraising the grazing cattle.• Service: being such an indeterminate quantity it is difficult to set parameters.• It was indeterminate, the weather, not cold enough to warrant wearing my overcoat, not warm enough for a jacket. |
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