indefinite adj. (opp. definite) 1.模糊的,不明確的,不確定的。 2.無定限的,無限期的。 3.【語法】不定的。 a strike of indefinite duration 無限期罷工。 an indefinite answer 含糊其詞的回答。 the indefinite article 不定冠詞 〔a, an〕。 indefinite pronouns 不定代名詞。 4.【植物;植物學】(雄蕊)無定數的。 for an indefinite time 無限期地。 in an indefinite manner 模模糊糊地,不明確地。 adv. -ly
Earliest examples of the third - person indefinite pronoun " bie ren " ( lit . other people ) in chinese were seen in the sutra translation during the northern and southern dynasties ( 386 - 589 ) 摘要漢語旁稱代詞“別人”在南北朝譯經中已見用例,隋唐時期,用例逐漸增多。
百科解釋
An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that refers to one or more unspecified beings, objects, or places.