determinate

• 形容词，指具有明确、可区分的界限或形式；在数量或性质上是固定的、确定的。现多用于技术语境，日常用语中常以“确定的”“明确的”等词替代。

An adjective meaning having exact and discernible limits or form; fixed in scope or nature. Now largely replaced by 'determinate' in technical contexts or 'definite' in general use.

1. Fixed or definiteC1formal

   Having exact and clearly definable limits; fixed or settled.

   确定的

   • The contract has a determinate duration of three years.
   • The judge gave a determinate sentence of ten years.
   • The determinate boundaries of the property were clearly marked.

   同义词definiteestablishedexactexplicitfixedprecisesettledspecific

   反义词impreciseindefiniteindeterminateuncertainundeterminedunfixedvague

2. Botany: limited growthC2formalscientific

   Describing a plant or inflorescence where the main stem ends in a flower or bud, stopping further growth.

   有限生长

   • Determinate tomatoes grow to a fixed height and ripen all at once.
   • The determinate inflorescence of the plant produces a terminal flower.
   • Gardeners often prefer determinate varieties for easier harvesting.

   同义词cymosedefinitelimited

   反义词indeterminate