indefinite
英 [ɪnˈdefɪnət]
美 [ɪnˈdefɪnət]
adj. 无限期的; 期限不定的; 模糊不清的; 不明确的
Collins.1 / BNC.11948 / COCA.13974
牛津词典
adj.
- 无限期的；期限不定的
lasting for a period of time that has no fixed end- She will be away for the indefinite future.
她将离开一段时间，期限不定。
- She will be away for the indefinite future.
- 模糊不清的；不明确的
not clearly defined- an indefinite science
界定不明的科学
- an indefinite science
柯林斯词典
- ADJ 期限不定的;无限期的
If you describe a situation or period as indefinite, you mean that people have not decided when it will end.- The trial was adjourned for an indefinite period.
审判被无限期推迟。 - ...an indefinite strike by government workers.
公务人员的无限期罢工
- The trial was adjourned for an indefinite period.
- ADJ 不明确的;不清楚的
Something that is indefinite is not exact or clear.- ...at some indefinite time in the future.
在未来的某个时间 - ...a handsome woman of indefinite age.
年龄不明的端庄女子
- ...at some indefinite time in the future.
双语例句
- The trial was adjourned for an indefinite period.
审判被无限期推迟。 - He was transferred to Shoal Creek Mental Institution for an indefinite period
他被转到了肖尔溪精神病院，要在那里无限期地呆下去。 - Junior and middle-ranking civil servants have pledged to join the indefinite strike.
基层和中层公务员已承诺要加入到无限期罢工中来。 - The original plan was to hold an indefinite stoppage
最初的计划是无限期停工。 - The structure has an indefinite life.
这是一座永久性的建筑物。 - The store will be closed for an indefinite period.
这家商店将无限期关闭。 - "a/ an" is the indefinite article," the "is the definite article.
a/an是不定冠词，the是定冠词。 - We can't use the indefinite article with this noun.
我们不能在这个名词前用不定冠词。 - LUFS is a hybrid user space filesystem framework that supports an indefinite number of filesystems transparently for any application.
LUFS是一个混合用户空间的文件系统框架，它对用于任何应用程序无数的文件系统提供透明支持。 - I defy the indefinite definition.
我公然对抗这个模糊的定义。 - We can add-'s to an indefinite pronoun to make a possessive.
我们能在不定代词后加-'s变成所有格。 - I think the present indefinite tense is the easiest tense of all. Do you know what it means?
我想一般现在时是所有时态中最容易的，你知道它的含义吗？ - Why must we make this statement indefinite?
我们的这个论点为什么必须是不确定的？ - We use the present perfect tense to talk about something that happened at an indefinite time in the past.
我们使用现在完成时谈论发生在过去某个不确定的时间的事情。 - What an indefinite life equation!
生活中无形的不定方程！ - This is otherwise known as indefinite leave or settlement.
另外一种说法是可以随时离开和定居。 - An indefinite alteration had come over his whole person and manner.
他整个的人和态度已经有了一种说不出的变化。 - One-dimensional convection-diffusion equation is solved by multistage discrete method of Indefinite Coefficient Algorithm.
基于待定系数法，采用分步离散解法对一维对流扩散方程进行了求解。 - Indefinite in time or position.
在时间或者位置上不确定。 - Time is finite and infinite. I defy the indefinite definition.
时间既是有限的又是无限的.我公然对抗这个模糊的定义。 - "Maybe" or "perhaps" is a very indefinite answer.
“可能”或“也许”是一个非常不确定的答案。 - What they desire is the fruits of war and the indefinite expansion of their power and doctrines.
他们想要的是战争的果实以及他们权力和主义的无限扩张。 - He is on indefinite sick leave.
他请了无限期的病假。 - The indefinite combination of human fallibility and nuclear weapons will lead to the destruction of nations.
人类的可靠性和核武器这对不稳定的组合将最终导致国家的毁灭。 - In a subjectless sentence, you(" have") is a marker of an indefinite topic.
无主“有”字句中“有”的语法意义是标记一个不定指话题。 - Greed means the indefinite expansion of a person's selfish desire or undeliberated means to realize it.
“贪欲”是欲望主体个人私欲的无限膨胀和对实现私欲的手段不加考量； - There was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks.
和谈被不确定的延长了。 - The past indefinite tense and the past continuous tense.
一般过去时和过去进行时。 - And based on these results the expressions for some binary indefinite quadratic equations integer solutions are obtained.
并且利用其结果得到了几类二元二次不定方程的整数解表达式。 - Extend a set there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks.
延长一盘比赛的时间和谈被不确定的延长了。
同义词辨析
uncertain ambiguous arguable equivocal indefinite vague【导航词义：不确定的】
uncertain adj. 不确定的；难预料的
〔辨析〕指人对某事没有把握的，此时通常作表语；也指某事不明确的。
〔例证〕
I am uncertain when he will come.
我不清楚他什么时候来。
He was uncertain about whether to buy the jacket.
他拿不定主意要不要买那件夹克。
It is uncertain whether she will win first place.
她是否会取得第一名还不太清楚。
His uncertain temper made him have few friends.
他的脾气令人捉摸不透，因而没什么朋友。
我不清楚他什么时候来。
He was uncertain about whether to buy the jacket.
他拿不定主意要不要买那件夹克。
It is uncertain whether she will win first place.
她是否会取得第一名还不太清楚。
His uncertain temper made him have few friends.
他的脾气令人捉摸不透，因而没什么朋友。
ambiguous adj. 模棱两可的，不明确的
〔辨析〕尤指可以理解为两种或更多意思，因而含糊不清、不明确的。
〔例证〕
The minister's answer was highly ambiguous.
该部长的回答十分模棱两可。
Her role in the incident was ambiguous.
她在那次事件中的角色并不明确。
该部长的回答十分模棱两可。
Her role in the incident was ambiguous.
她在那次事件中的角色并不明确。
arguable adj. 无把握的，有疑问的
〔辨析〕指不确定某事是否为真实的或准确的。
〔例证〕
Whether or not he can be elected (as) mayor is arguable.
他是否能被选为市长有待商榷。
It is arguable whether the meeting should have been delayed.
这个会议原本是否应该推迟还是个问题。
他是否能被选为市长有待商榷。
It is arguable whether the meeting should have been delayed.
这个会议原本是否应该推迟还是个问题。
equivocal adj. 模棱两可的，含糊的
〔辨析〕指所给的信息、意见、答复等故意含糊其词的。
〔例证〕
He was rather equivocal about his working experiences.
他谈到他的工作经历时有点含糊其词。
The answers given by the minister were always equivocal.
那位部长的回答总是模棱两可。
他谈到他的工作经历时有点含糊其词。
The answers given by the minister were always equivocal.
那位部长的回答总是模棱两可。
indefinite adj. 模糊不清的，不明确的
〔辨析〕指不确定的、不清楚的或没有明确定义或限定的。
〔例证〕
an indefinite number of people
不确定的人数
These terminologies are so indefinite that they are confusing.
这些专门用语很不明确，令人费解。
不确定的人数
These terminologies are so indefinite that they are confusing.
这些专门用语很不明确，令人费解。
vague adj. 含糊的，不清楚的，不明确的
〔辨析〕指提供的信息不够详细或表达的意思不够明确的，也指记忆等不清晰的。
〔例证〕
The mayor gave only a vague outline of his employment plan.
市长只是含糊地大致说了一下他的劳动力就业计划。
The two students were vague about why they had been late.
对于为什么迟到，这两名学生含糊其词。
He had a vague recollection that he had put the key in the drawer.
他隐约记得自己把钥匙放在抽屉里了。
市长只是含糊地大致说了一下他的劳动力就业计划。
The two students were vague about why they had been late.
对于为什么迟到，这两名学生含糊其词。
He had a vague recollection that he had put the key in the drawer.
他隐约记得自己把钥匙放在抽屉里了。
英英释义
adj
- not decided or not known
- were indefinite about their plans
- plans are indefinite
- vague or not clearly defined or stated
- must you be so indefinite?
- amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges
- he would not answer so indefinite a proposal