inaccurate

inaccurate — adjective

1. containing mistakes, so that facts, figures, or measurements are not right

1.形容詞B2
釋義

containing mistakes, so that facts, figures, or measurements are not right

例句

Theo's watch was inaccurate, so he arrived twenty minutes late.

collocation: inaccurate watch / inaccurate clock

The journalist published inaccurate figures about the cost of the new hospital.

collocation: inaccurate figures / inaccurate data

同義詞
  • incorrect

    stronger than inaccurate; suggests something is fully wrong, not just slightly off

  • imprecise

    focuses on lack of exactness rather than error; common in scientific contexts

  • inexact

    more formal than inaccurate; often used for measurements or calculations

反義詞
  • accurate

    the direct opposite; correct in all details

  • precise

    exact and accurate, with no room for error

用法筆記

Commonly pairs with nouns related to information, measurements, or descriptions (report, data, figure, calculation, map, estimate). Unlike 'wrong', which suggests complete falsehood, 'inaccurate' implies a partial error or lack of precision.

常見錯誤

❌This calculation is wrong.' (when it is only slightly off).
✅This calculation is inaccurate.
💡'Wrong' suggests completely incorrect; 'inaccurate' allows for partial correctness.