【indefinite】在多语言下的意思、翻译、词源、用法、例句

英语(English)

词源(Etymology)

From Late Latin indēfīnītus.

发音(Pronunciation)

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪt/

形容词(Adjective)

indefinite (comparative more indefinite, superlative most indefinite)

1. Without limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite.
2. Vague or unclear.
3. Undecided or uncertain.
4. (mathematics) Being an integral without specified limits.
5. (linguistics) Designating an unspecified or unidentified person or thing or group of persons or things

   the indefinite article

同义词(Synonyms)

• (without limit): unlimited, unrestricted
• (vague or unclear): hazy; see also Thesaurus:indistinct or Thesaurus:vague
• (undecided or uncertain): indeterminate, unsettled, indecisive, unsure
• (an integral without specified limits):
• (designating an unspecified thing):

衍生词(Derived terms)

• indefinitely
• indefinite article
• indefiniteness
• indef

关联词(Related terms)

• indeterminate

翻译(Translations)

名词(Noun)

indefinite (plural indefinites)

1. (grammar) A word or phrase that designates an unspecified or unidentified person or thing or group of persons or things.

Italian

形容词(Adjective)

indefinite f pl

1. Feminine plural of adjective indefinito.

Latin

形容词(Adjective)

indēfīnīte

1. vocative masculine singular of indēfīnītus

来源参考(References)

• indefinite in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• indefinite in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette