ambiguous
/æmˈbɪɡjuəs/
adj.
一句话记住
含糊的;有歧义的
释义与例句
adj.
含糊的;有歧义的
having more than one possible meaning or interpretation, and therefore unclear
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The wording of the contract is deliberately ambiguous.
这份合同的措辞故意写得含糊不清。
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Her reply was ambiguous, so nobody knew whether she supported the plan.
她的答复模棱两可,因此没人知道她是否支持这项计划。
展开其余 1 条例句
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The final scene of the film is intentionally ambiguous.
影片的最后一场戏有意留下了多种解释空间。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
ambiguous 是“意思有歧义”,ambivalent 是“感情矛盾”;名词为 ambiguity。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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ambiguity 歧义;含糊不清ambiguous 对应的名词,可指语言存在多种解释或态度不明确。
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unambiguous 明确的;无歧义的表示只能按一种明确方式理解,常用于指令、证据或表态。
同义词
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vague 模糊的;不具体的ambiguous 指一句话或行为可作两种或多种解释;vague 指缺少细节、轮廓或信息不清,不一定存在多种具体解释。He gave only a vague description of the missing bag. 他对丢失的包只作了模糊的描述。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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ambivalent 矛盾的;喜忧参半的ambiguous 描述意义或解释不明确;ambivalent 描述人同时对某事抱有相互矛盾的情感或态度。She felt ambivalent about leaving her hometown for a better job. 为了更好的工作离开家乡,她心情很矛盾。
常见搭配
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ambiguous wording 含糊的措辞Ambiguous wording in the instructions caused confusion among users. 说明中的含糊措辞令用户困惑。
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ambiguous meaning 有歧义的意思The context usually resolves an ambiguous meaning. 语境通常能消除有歧义的意思。
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deliberately ambiguous 故意含糊其词的The spokesperson was deliberately ambiguous about the launch date. 发言人对发布日期故意含糊其词。