indefinite

🇬🇧 UK/in'definit/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLB2

Definitions

adj.

Not clearly defined, decided, or limited; vague or open-ended.

不确定的,模糊的;无限期的

n.

A word or phrase referring to an unspecified person or thing.

不定词(语法术语)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
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defroot
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inconnector
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iteto make, having
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Common Collocations

  • 1.indefinite article不定冠词
  • 2.indefinite pronoun不定代词

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The project was delayed for an indefinite period.

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