indeterminate

indeterminate
[ˌɪndɪˈtəːmɪnət]
adjective
  1. not certain, known, or established
    不确定的；未知的；不明确的
    the date of manufacture is indeterminate.
    制造日期不明。
    ■left doubtful; vague
    仍有疑问的；含糊不清的
    many felt that the ending rendered the story incomplete, or at least indeterminate.
    许多人感到这个结局使得故事不完整，或至少含糊不清。
    ■(of a judicial sentence) such that the convicted person's conduct determines the date of release
    （司法判决）释放日期由犯人表现决定的，不定刑期的
    ■(Mathematics)(of a quantity) having no definite or definable value
    (数)（量）不（确）定的，未定元的
    ■(Medicine)(of a condition) from which a diagnosis of the underlying cause cannot be made
    (医)（病情）无法确定病因的，病因不明的
    indeterminate colitis.
    无法确定病因的结肠炎。
    ■(Botany)(of a plant shoot) not having all the axes terminating in a flower bud and so producing a shoot of indefinite length
    (植)总 状的
派生
indeterminacy
noun
indeterminately
adverb
indeterminateness
noun
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from late Latin indeterminatus, from in- 'not' + Latin determinatus 'limited, determined' (see determinate)
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