One way to picture it: an arrow that lands off the centre of the target. It did hit the board — it is not nonsense — but it is not where it should be. That gap between where the thing landed and where it should have landed is what this word names.
From the word’s history
in- 'not' + accuracy, which goes back to Latin accūrātus 'done with care' (ad- 'to' + cūra 'care'). So the word points at a lack of care in getting things exactly right, rather than at dishonesty.
拆開是 in-（不）＋ accuracy，而 accuracy 追回拉丁文 accūrātus（用心做出來的）：ad-（朝向）＋ cūra（照料、用心）——cūra 也是 cure、curious 的老祖宗。所以這個字的底層是「沒有夠仔細」，而不是「不誠實」。這解釋了它的語氣為什麼相對客氣：它指的是準頭不夠，不是人品有問題。
Wiktionary, 'inaccuracy' / 'accurate' (in- + accuracy; accurate from Latin accūrātus, past participle of accūrāre, from ad- + cūra 'care')
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原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
inaccuracynoun/ɪnˈakjʊɹəsi/
- 1
The property of being inaccurate; lack of accuracy.
- 2
A statement, passage etc. that is inaccurate or false.
- This book has a few factual inaccuracies, but only because of the limits of contemporary knowledge. For instance, at the time of writing, Ribbon Falls was thought to be the highest waterfall in the world; today we know that Angel Falls in Venezuela has this distinction.
- 3
Incorrect calibration of a measuring device, or incorrect use; lack of precision.
- 4
board-gameschessgamesA move that is considered suboptimal, but not as bad as a mistake or blunder.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。