"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.
实用例句
1. They have only a vague idea of the amount of water available.
他们只是大概知道可用水的总量。来自柯林斯例句
2. She had married a charming but rather vague Englishman.
她嫁给了一个外表迷人实际却很迷糊的英国人。来自柯林斯例句
3. He looked at her vague shape through the frosted glass.
他透过雾蒙蒙的眼镜注视着她模糊的身形。来自柯林斯例句
4. He was vague, however, about just what U.S. forces might actually do.
