形容词(adjective):不精确的,不准确的,模糊的。指缺乏精确性或清晰度,表达或测量不够准确。
/ˌɪm.prɪˈsaɪs/
His directions were imprecise, so we got lost on the way.
他的指路说明不精确,所以我们在路上迷路了。
The imprecise language of the contract left room for multiple interpretations, which eventually led to a lengthy legal dispute between the two parties.
合同中模糊的措辞留下了多种解读的空间,最终导致双方陷入了漫长的法律纠纷。
由前缀 im-(表示"不、非")加上 precise(精确的)构成。precise 源自拉丁语 praecisus,是动词 praecidere 的过去分词,意为"切断、缩短",由 prae-(在前面)和 caedere(切割)组成。原意是"切割得整齐的",引申为"精确的"。加上否定前缀后,imprecise 表示"不精确的、不够准确的"。该词约在17世纪进入英语。