indefinitely
🇬🇧 /ɪˈndɛfɪnɪtli/
🇺🇸 /ˌɪˈndɛfənətliː/
📖 释义
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adverb
无限期地; 模糊地; 无限地
🔗 详情
词形变化
常用搭配
postpone indefinitelydelay indefinitelyextend indefinitelycontinue indefinitelysuspend indefinitelyadjourn indefinitely
派生词
indefiniteindefiniteness
同义词
endlesslyperpetuallyforeverwithout limitopen-endedlyinterminably
反义词
temporarilybrieflydefinitely
易混淆词
endlessly
EN: 'Endlessly' emphasizes no end in sight (often negative connotation of tedium); 'indefinitely' emphasizes no fixed limit or deadline set.
zh: ‘Endlessly’强调看不到尽头(常带有令人厌烦的负面含义);‘indefinitely’强调没有固定的限制或截止日期。
permanently
EN: 'Permanently' means forever with finality; 'indefinitely' means for an unspecified duration that could theoretically end.
zh: ‘Permanently’意味着永远且不可更改;‘indefinitely’意味着持续一段未指定的时间,理论上可能会结束。
拼写提示
EN: Remember 'indefinitely' retains the 'i' in the second syllable (in-def-i-nite-ly), just like 'definitely'. A common misspelling is 'indefinately'.
zh: 记住 ‘indefinitely’ 在第二个音节中保留了 ‘i’(in-def-i-nite-ly),就像 ‘definitely’ 一样。常见的错误拼写是 ‘indefinately’。
💬 例句
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The project has been postponed indefinitely due to lack of funding.
由于缺乏资金,该项目已被无限期推迟。
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The boundaries of the territory were indefinitely marked on the old map.
领土的边界在旧地图上标记得模棱两可。
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The series can be extended indefinitely by adding more terms.
通过添加更多项,该级数可以无限延伸。