vague

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/veɪɡ/

形容詞

Not clear or not giving enough details.

日本語の意味

曖昧な / はっきりしない / 不明確な / 詳細に欠ける / 漠然とした

英語の意味

Not clear or not giving enough details.

ラオ語（ラオス語）

ບໍ່ຊັດເຈນ / ຄຸມເຄືອ / ບໍ່ລະອຽດ

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His explanation was intentionally vague to avoid committing to a decision.

彼の説明は、決断にコミットしないように意図的に曖昧だった。

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意味（1）

Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.

It follows from what has been said that a vague thought has more likelihood of being true than a precise one. To try and hit an object with a vague thought is like trying to hit the bull's eye with a lump of putty: when the putty reaches the target, it flattens out all over it, and probably covers the bull's eye along with the rest. To try and hit an object with a precise thought is like trying to hit the bull's eye with a bullet. The advantage of the precise thought is that it distinguishes between the bull's eye and the rest of the target.

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意味（2）

Not having a precise meaning.

a vague term of abuse

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意味（3）

Not clearly defined, grasped, or understood; indistinct; slight.

only a vague notion of what’s needed

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意味（4）

Not clearly felt or sensed; somewhat subconscious.

a vague longing

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意味（5）

Not thinking or expressing one’s thoughts clearly or precisely.

Waxed-fleshed out-patients / Still vague from accidents, / And characters in long coats / Deep in the litter-baskets […]

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意味（6）

Lacking expression; vacant.

意味（7）

Not sharply outlined; hazy.

He walked. To the corner of Hamilton Place and Picadilly, and there stayed for a while, for it is a romantic station by night. The vague and careless rain looked like threads of gossamer silver passing across the light of the arc-lamps.

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意味（8）

Wandering; vagrant; vagabond.

The Lord Gray incourag'd his men to set sharply upon the vague villains

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vaguer （ comparative ）

vaguest （ superlative ）