| 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 | 1 [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.
2 [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.
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