vague

ぼんやりした、曖昧な

よく見たり思い出したり理解したりできるほど、はっきりしていない。

やさしい英語で： Not clear or detailed enough to see, remember, or understand well.

• I have a vague memory of her.
• We could see a vague shape in the fog.
• She remained vague about when she would return.

使い方： vague about something (He was vague about his plans.)

類義語： unclear, indistinct

反対語： clear

よく使う表現： vague idea, vague memory, vague outline

曖昧な、はっきりしない

簡単に理解できるほど明確でも正確でもない。

やさしい英語で： Not clear or exact enough to understand easily.

• His answer was vague.
• I have a vague memory of that street.
• She was vague about when she would return.

使い方： vague about something (He was vague about his plans.)

類義語： unclear, imprecise

反対語： clear, precise

よく使う表現： vague idea, vague instructions, vague about something

曖昧な

意味がはっきりせず、人によって解釈が異なる。

やさしい英語で： Having no exact meaning, so people may understand it in different ways.

• The term is too vague.
• They rejected the contract because its wording was vague.
• What does that vague phrase actually mean?

類義語： imprecise, ambiguous

反対語： precise

よく使う表現： vague term, vague language, vague wording