| 单词 | indeterminate |
| 释义 | indeterminate (once / 5108 pages) adj Indeterminate means not known or decided. When someone contracts a rare stomach parasite but has not been traveling internationally, you might say it had indeterminate origins. It's important to distinguish indeterminate from undetermined, which means not yet decided. When you buy an antique vase and don't know when it dates from, you might describe it as of an indeterminate era. If you are traveling and don't know when you plan to return home, you could say that your return is as yet undetermined. WORD FAMILYindeterminate: indeterminable, indeterminacy, indeterminately, indeterminateness+/determinate: determinately, determinateness, determinative, indeterminate/determinative: determinatively, determinatives/indeterminable: indeterminably USAGE EXAMPLESHe believes we should allow for three categories on passports and other documents: “male, female, and indeterminate.” New York Times(Dec 19, 2016) Set in an artfully cluttered attic, the piece is about a woman of indeterminate age who revisits Christmases of her past. New York Times(Dec 12, 2016) Larrain delights in the beauty of bringing an audience to “that indeterminate place.” Seattle Times(Nov 30, 2016) 1adj 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 Syn|Ant undetermined uncertain not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown inconclusivenot conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question indeterminable, undeterminablenot capable of being definitely decided or ascertained cost-plusdetermining payment based on the actual cost of production plus an agreed-upon fee or rate of profit open-endedallowing for a spontaneous response determinate precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause fixed(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value 2adj not capable of being determined the indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle Syn indeterminable, undeterminable not capable of being definitely decided or ascertained 3adj of uncertain or ambiguous nature the equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists Syn ambiguous, equivocal open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead 4adj not leading to a definite ending or result an indeterminate campaign Syn inconclusive not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question 5adj having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex an indeterminate stem Syn|Ant racemose having stalked flowers along an elongated stem that continue to open in succession from below as the stem continues to grow determinate not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex cymosehaving a usually flat-topped flower cluster in which the main and branch stems each end in a flower that opens before those below it or to its side |
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