英语词汇“indefinite”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	indefinite
释义	in·definite I. \(ˈ)in+, ən, (ˈ)in+\ adjective Etymology: Latin indefinitus, from in- in- (I) + definitus, past participle of definire to limit, determine — more at definite : not definite: as a. (1) of a grammatical modifier or a pronoun : typically designating an unidentified or not immediately identifiable person or thing < some in “some books” is an indefinite modifier > < anyone is an indefinite pronoun > < the indefinite articles a and an > (2) of an adjective form or set of adjective forms : strong 16b (3) of a verb form or set of verb forms in French : typically denoting completed occurrence of an action — usually used in the phrase past indefinite < j'ai dit “I said” contains a past indefinite verb > (4) of a verb form or set of verb forms in English : denoting an action as neither completed nor continuing < saw in “I saw the show” is the past indefinite of see > — compare perfect 5, progressive 7 b. : being of a nature that is not or cannot be clearly determined : not precise : vague, obscure, uncertain, ambiguous < what he really meant to say remains indefinite > c. (1) : having no exact limits : indeterminate in extent or amount : not clearly fixed < sentenced to an indefinite prison term > < an area with indefinite boundaries > < an indefinite number of people > (2) : not narrowly confined or restricted < indefinite extent > : continuing with no immediate end being fixed : unlimited < planned to spend an indefinite period in Europe > d. of floral organs (1) : numerous and not easy to determine by reason of being neither constant in number nor in multiples of the petal number (2) : racemose • in·def·i·nite·ly adverb • in·def·i·nite·ness noun II. noun : something that is indefinite; especially : a word that is grammatically indefinite < a, some, and other indefinites >
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