"uncertain as to specifics," 1540s, from Middle French vague "empty, vacant; wild, uncultivated; wandering" (13c.), from Latin vagus "strolling, wandering, rambling," figuratively "vacillating, uncertain," of unknown origin. Related: Vagueness.
雙語例句
1. They have only a vague idea of the amount of water available.
他們只是大概知道可用水的總量。
來自柯林斯例句
2. She had married a charming but rather vague Englishman.
她嫁給了一個外表迷人實際卻很迷糊的英國人。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He looked at her vague shape through the frosted glass.
他透過霧蒙蒙的眼鏡注視著她模糊的身形。
來自柯林斯例句
4. He was vague, however, about just what U.S. forces might actually do.