- 1模稜兩可的；有歧義的。
Something ambiguous is unclear because it can be understood in more than one way. An ambiguous sentence, smile, or rule leaves you asking which one they meant. It is a little formal, but educated speakers use it often. We do not usually call a person ambiguous in everyday English — that can sound as if the person themselves is unclear, or even a bit . We call their words, signals, or position ambiguous. Though actually, people stretch it to mean vague or I don't get it, even when there are not two real readings, only fog. Strict teachers prefer to keep it for the two-way kind of unclarity.
From the word’s history
From Latin ambiguus, from ambigere, from ambi- 'on both sides' + agere 'to drive'.
借自拉丁文 ambiguus，由 ambi-「兩邊」加 agere「推動」組成。
組成From Latin ambiguus (“moving from side to side, of doubtful nature”), from ambigere (“to go about, to doubt”), from ambi- (“around, on both sides”) + agere (“to drive, to move”).
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- ambiguitythe noun
- ambiguouslythe adverb
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
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ambiguousadj/æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/
- 1
Open to multiple interpretations.
- The politician was criticized for his ambiguous statements and lack of precision.
- 2
obsoleteHesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
- And forasmuch as in this same question I am ambiguous, and Simplicius is resolute....
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