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Inconclusive Means Evidence Past Elections Something's Word Conclusive

英语单词 inconclusive
英美音标 英 [ˌɪnkən'kluːsɪv] 美 [ˌɪnkən'kluːsɪv]
中文释义 adj.非决定性的;不确定的;无说服力的
英语例句 (1) The first vote in April was inconclusive, and a second round was eventually ruled illegal and nullified.
(2) The past two elections were inconclusive.
(3) These findings are inconclusive and require further study.
中文例句 (1) 四月的第一次选举是非决定性的,第二轮选举被裁定为无效非法的。
(2) 过去的两次选举结果都尚不明确。
(3) 这些发现是不确定的,需要进一步研究。
vocabulary简明 If something's inconclusive, that means it doesn't lead to a conclusion or a resolution. Inconclusive often describes scientific results. If your data about a flu outbreak is inconclusive, then your results don't prove anything.
vocabulary扩展 A good way to remember the meaning of inconclusive is to look at the root word conclusive, which means "definitive, decisive, and convincing." When you add in- — which means "not" — to the front of conclusive, you get a word that means "not definitive." When something's inconclusive, it doesn't resolve your questions and leaves room for debate. If you're a detective, the last thing you want to hear is that your evidence is inconclusive.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]无最后结果的;无结论的 If research or evidence is inconclusive, it has not proved anything.
  • Research has so far proved inconclusive...

    目前研究尚无定论。

  • I find the evidence inconclusive.

    我发现证据无说服力。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](竞赛、冲突)胜负不明的,无最后结果的 If a contest or conflict is inconclusive, it is not clear who has won or who is winning.
  • The past two elections were inconclusive.

    之前的两次选举都没有结果。

  • ...eight years of bloody and inconclusive war.

    8年没完没了的血腥战争

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