喜樂美語
  1. 1aB2/ɪnˈækjərət/不準確；不精確

    Not completely correct, because it contains mistakes or is not exact. Used about information, numbers, measurements, maps, or statements that are close to the truth but still wrong in some part.

    示範例句 · Example

    Our map was inaccurate, so we walked past the little museum twice.

    逐字我們的地圖不準確，所以我們兩次走過那間小博物館。

    inaccurate 講的是「不夠準」——不是整個胡說，而是跟事實有出入、有誤差。可以想成 accurate 就像「量得剛剛好、對得上」，前面加 in- 就翻過來，變成「對不太上」；所以它最愛配的名詞都是本來就該精準的東西：information、data、figures、map、measurements。比 wrong（就是不對）溫和，比 false（不是真的，常常是有人故意的）中立——inaccurate 只說「有出入」，沒有說是誰的錯，也沒有說整份都不能看。

    常見搭配

    • inaccurate information

      不準確的資訊

      facts or details that contain mistakes

      The inaccurate information on the old poster sent everyone to the wrong room.

    • inaccurate data / figures

      不準確的數據／數字

      numbers that are not exactly right

      The team found some inaccurate figures and counted everything again.

    • wildly / totally inaccurate

      錯得離譜

      inaccurate by a very large amount

      His guess at how long the walk would take was wildly inaccurate.

    • inaccurate or incomplete

      不準確或不完整

      containing mistakes, or missing some parts

      The form was returned because it was inaccurate or incomplete.

    • an inaccurate map

      不準確的地圖

      a map that does not match the real place

      The old maps of the harbour were usually inaccurate.

    • inaccurate measurements

      不精確的測量

      sizes or amounts that were not measured exactly

      Inaccurate measurements meant the shelf was two centimetres too wide.

    • make an inaccurate statement

      做出不準確的陳述

      to say something publicly that is not completely correct

      The company apologised for making an inaccurate statement about the delivery dates.

core核心畫面

An arrow that hit the board but missed the centre. The thing is aimed at the truth and lands near it — close enough to look right at a glance — but it is off. The gap between where it landed and where the truth sits is what this word names.

一支射中靶、但沒中紅心的箭。這個字描述的東西並不是胡說八道——它是朝著事實去的，也落在事實附近，乍看之下還挺像那麼回事，但就是偏了。重點在那段「差距」：報導寫了七千人，實際上是四千人；地圖上那條路畫得有，實地卻沒有。所以 inaccurate 常常比 wrong 更客氣一點，它說的是「不夠準」，而不是「整個錯」。

容易混在一起的字在訂閱裡。容易混在一起的字需要訂閱帳號。

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原始詞典資料1 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。

inaccurateadj/ɪnˈæ.kjʊ.ɹət/

  • 1

    Mistaken or incorrect; not accurate.

    • It is not benchmarkable and it will almost inevitably be fudgeable and inaccurate to some extent, even with your best efforts to attribute benefits to specific IT changes.
    • The DNC organized the petition drive when it became clear this week that the network was prepared to ignore criticism of its decision to air a right-wing, factually inaccurate mocudrama that dishonors the memory of 9/11 victims in order to serve a cheap, callous political agenda two months before the election.

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