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indefiniteness

/in-def-uh-nit/US // ɪnˈdɛf ə nɪt //UK // (ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪt) //

不明确性,不确定性,不明确,不确定度

Related Words

undetermined未确定,未确定的,未定,未定的infinite无限,无限的,无限大,无穷无尽unlimited无限的,无限,无限制,无限制的undefined未定义,未定义的,没有定义,未确定broad广泛的,广泛,宽泛的,宽广的confused混乱的,困惑,困惑的,糊涂doubtful怀疑,疑问,令人怀疑的,怀疑的dubious暧昧的,暧昧不明的,暧昧不明,可疑的equivocal模棱两可的,暧昧的,暧昧不明,暧昧不清evasive闪烁其词,闪烁其词的,闪缩的,闪避general一般,总体,普通,一般情况ill-defined定义不明确,界定不清的,界定不清,定义不清indeterminate不确定的,未确定的,不确定,未定的indistinct隐隐约约,隐约可见,模糊不清的,隐约可见的inexact不精确的,不确切的,不精确,不确切inexhaustible无穷无尽,无尽的,无穷无尽的,无尽innumerable数不胜数,数不胜数的,数不清的,数不胜数的人intangible非物质,非物质的,非物质性,非物质性的loose松散的,松散,松动,松脱obscure模糊不清,不明显,不明显的,无名小卒

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited: an indefinite number.
    • : not clearly defined or determined; not precise or exact: an indefinite boundary; an indefinite date in the future.
    • : Grammar. indefinite article. indefinite pronoun.
    • : Botany. very numerous or not easily counted, as stamens. indeterminate.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounvagueness
Synonyms
ambiguity模糊性,含糊性,含糊不清,歧义cloudiness多云性,云量,云雾,混浊度equivocalness含糊其辞,含糊不清,模棱两可,暧昧性obscureness晦涩难懂,不透明性,晦暗性,不明朗obscurity隐蔽性,隐晦性,隐晦,晦涩难懂uncertainty不确定性,不确定,不确定因素,不明朗unclearness不透明性,不透明,不清楚,不洁性ambiguousness暧昧性,模糊性,模棱两可,含糊不清nebulousness云雾缭绕,雾化,云雾状,雾状物

Examples

  • Meanwhile, those living apart were expected to cut off connection for an indefinite period.

  • That hospital commitment is indefinite, ending only if a person successfully demonstrates to a court that they’ve engaged in treatment and are no longer a danger to the public.

  • That March, two months after Spears canceled her Las Vegas Domination residency and announced an “indefinite work hiatus,” Wallet abruptly resigned from his position as co-conservator alongside Spears’ father.

  • A constant source of misunderstanding and mistake is indefiniteness of meaning.

  • The seeming indefiniteness of the term, bills for raising revenue, may alone furnish apology for the present debate.

  • Indefiniteness may come from the use of certain words that from their very nature are indefinite in meaning.

  • The rigid outlines of history fade in it to the indefiniteness of fable, and fact becomes as flexible as fancy.

  • The very indefiniteness of the descriptions gives them an added charm and affords full scope for romancing.

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