not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance;"of indeterminate age" "a zillion is a large indeterminate number" "an indeterminate point of law" "the influence of environment is indeterminate" "an indeterminate future"
having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex;"an indeterminate stem"
of uncertain or ambiguous nature;"the equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists"
not capable of being determined;"the indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle"
not leading to a definite ending or result;"an indeterminate campaign"
中英词源
indeterminate 不确定的，模糊的
in-,不，非，determinable,可确定的。
indeterminate (adj.)
late 14c., from Late Latin indeterminatus "undefined," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + determinatus, past participle of determinare (see determine). Related: Indeterminately.
词态变化
名词 indeterminacy;
权威造句
1. I hope to carry on for an indeterminate period.
我希望能进行一段时期。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She was a tall woman of indeterminate age.
她是个看不出年龄的高大女子。
来自《权威词典》
3. Of course, the scope of Congress"delegation is often indeterminate.
当然, 国会授权的范围常常是模糊不定的.
来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
4. Dr Amid was a man of indeterminate age.
看不出阿米德博士的具体年龄。
来自辞典例句
5. Such force systems are said to be statically indeterminate.
