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inaccurate

UK //ɪnˈæk.jə.rət//US //ɪnˈæk.jɚ.ət//

词源

源自拉丁语 'in-'(不) + 'accuratus'(精确的),16世纪进入英语。

adjective

❶ 不准确的,指信息、数据或描述与事实不符,存在错误或偏差。常用于批评报告、测量或记忆的不可靠性。

“The weather forecast was inaccurate, and it rained all day.”

(天气预报不准确,结果下了一整天雨。)

“Her description of the event turned out to be inaccurate.”

(她对事件的描述后来被证实是不准确的。)

同义词:incorrect, wrong, erroneous

常见短语

grossly inaccurate — 极其不准确的,强调错误非常明显或严重,常用于正式批评或否定。

“The newspaper's claims were grossly inaccurate and had to be retracted.”

(该报纸的说法极其不准确,不得不撤回。)