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/ɪnˈækjərət/
Not completely correct, because it contains mistakes or is not exact. Used about information, numbers, measurements, maps, or statements that are close to the truth but still wrong in some part.
不準確；不精確
比較級 more inaccurate最高級 most inaccurate
核心畫面
An arrow that hit the board but missed the centre. The thing is aimed at the truth and lands near it — close enough to look right at a glance — but it is off. The gap between where it landed and where the truth sits is what this word names.
一支射中靶、但沒中紅心的箭。這個字描述的東西並不是胡說八道——它是朝著事實去的，也落在事實附近，乍看之下還挺像那麼回…更多收起
一支射中靶、但沒中紅心的箭。這個字描述的東西並不是胡說八道——它是朝著事實去的，也落在事實附近，乍看之下還挺像那麼回事，但就是偏了。重點在那段「差距」：報導寫了七千人，實際上是四千人；地圖上那條路畫得有，實地卻沒有。所以 inaccurate 常常比 wrong 更客氣一點，它說的是「不夠準」，而不是「整個錯」。原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
inaccurateadj/ɪnˈæ.kjʊ.ɹət/
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Mistaken or incorrect; not accurate.
- It is not benchmarkable and it will almost inevitably be fudgeable and inaccurate to some extent, even with your best efforts to attribute benefits to specific IT changes.
- The DNC organized the petition drive when it became clear this week that the network was prepared to ignore criticism of its decision to air a right-wing, factually inaccurate mocudrama that dishonors the memory of 9/11 victims in order to serve a cheap, callous political agenda two months before the election.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。