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indistinctness

/in-di-stingkt/US // ˌɪn dɪˈstɪŋkt //UK // (ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋkt) //

不清楚的地方,不清楚,隐约可见,隐隐约约

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not distinct; not clearly marked or defined: indistinct markings.
    • : not clearly distinguishable or perceptible, as to the eye, ear, or mind: He heard an indistinct muttering.
    • : not distinguishing clearly: After the accident he suffered from indistinct vision and faulty hearing.

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Examples

  • Elsner, too, attributed the indistinctness of the bass passages and the weakness of tone generally to the instrument.

  • On his chest was a pulsing darkness, a black flame, a dark heart, shimmering with the indistinctness of absolute shadow.

  • The most common fault is indistinctness—slurring over or leaving out notes.

  • Young house-crows are distinguished from adults by the indistinctness of the grey on the neck.

  • The row of houses on the other side of the water was shrouded in indistinctness, and no ugly object marred the scene.