"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.
例文
1. They have only a vague idea of the amount of water available.
彼らは水を使用できる総量を知っているだけだ。
2.She had married a charming but rather vague Englishman.
彼女は魅力的な外見をしているが、実際にはぼんやりしているイギリス人と結婚した。
3.He looked at her vague shape through the frosted glass.
彼は霧に包まれた眼鏡を通して彼女のぼんやりした体形を見つめていた。
4.He was vague ,however,about just what U.S.forces might actually do.