indeterminate
UK/.indi'tә:minәt/US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Not exactly known, fixed, or defined; uncertain
不确定的，不明确的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin-not, opposite of
+
de-down, away, reversal
+
-ateto make, having
=indeterminate
in- (not) + determinate (fixed) = not bounded, not pinned down. The boundaries haven't been drawn, so the value, age, or result stays uncertain.
Root termin still carries 13 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.indeterminate form不定式
- 2.indeterminate age难以确定的年龄
- 3.indeterminate sentence不定期刑
Example Sentences
- 1.
The painting is by an artist of indeterminate origin.
- 2.
In math, 0/0 is called an indeterminate form.