imprecise
意味一覧 (2件)
あいまいな
解説 Definition
説明・指示・表現などがはっきりせず、受け手が細部や意図を確定しにくい時に使います。数字の誤差よりも、言葉や考えの輪郭がぼやけている感じを表すのが中心です。
Imprecise describes something that is not clear or exact enough, especially in language, instructions, explanations, or ideas. It is used when the listener or reader cannot easily understand the details or the speaker's real intention. The word usually focuses more on vague wording or unclear thinking than on small numerical errors.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
precise は「きっちり明確な」、im- は否定を作る接頭辞なので、imprecise は「きっちりしていない」と考えると覚えやすいです。特に imprecise answer, imprecise instructions, imprecise wording のように、答え・指示・表現の輪郭がぼやけている場面で使います。wrong のように完全な誤りとは限らず、基本義では「受け手がはっきり判断できない」感覚を意識しましょう。
Think of precise as "clear and exact," and im- as a prefix that makes the opposite meaning. So imprecise means "not clear or not exact enough." This is useful in phrases like imprecise answer, imprecise instructions, and imprecise wording, where the problem is not always that something is wrong, but that it is too unclear to judge easily.
例文
His answer was too imprecise for the teacher to know what he really meant.
彼の答えはあいまいすぎて、先生は本当に何を言いたいのか分からなかった。
The manual gives imprecise instructions, so new users often get confused.
その説明書は指示があいまいなので、初めて使う人はよく混乱する。
She apologized for the imprecise wording in her email and sent a clearer version.
彼女はメールのあいまいな表現をわびて、もっと分かりやすい文面を送り直した。
不正確な
(意味 2)解説 Definition
正確さが欠ける、または明確でないという意味。数字や詳細が曖昧で、精密性が足りない状態を表します。
Imprecise means not exact, clear, or accurate enough. It is often used for language, measurements, instructions, or thinking that lacks detail or correctness. The word suggests some uncertainty or looseness, not always a complete mistake.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
imprecise は im-「否定」＋ precise「正確な」なので、数字・測定値・予測・記録などがぴたりと合わず、精度や細部が足りない状態を表します。an imprecise measurement, an imprecise estimate, imprecise data のように、基準に対してどれくらい正確かを問う文脈でよく使います。wrong「間違った」ほど断定的ではなく、細かさが不足している感じです。
If you know `precise`, `imprecise` is the opposite. It often describes measurements, estimates, records, or data that are not exact enough. It is weaker than `wrong`, but it still points to a lack of accuracy or detail.
例文
The measurements in the report were too imprecise for scientific use.
報告書の測定値は科学的使用には不正確すぎました。
His imprecise language made it difficult to understand his exact meaning.
彼の不正確な言語表現は、彼の正確な意味を理解するのを困難にしました。
The weather forecast was imprecise, predicting rain that never came.
天気予報は不正確で、来ない雨を予測していました。
imprecise の語源・成り立ち Etymology
im-「否定」+ precise「正確な、明確な」。precise はラテン語 praecidere「切り詰める」に由来し、境界をきれいに切る感覚から「明確な」の意味になった。
Imprecise is made from im-, meaning "not," and precise, meaning "exact" or "clear." Precise comes from a Latin word, praecidere, meaning "to cut off" or "cut short." From the idea of making edges clean and exact, it developed the meaning of being clear and precise.
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