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This is the adverb of — it describes HOW something is said, shown or decided: in a way that leaves only one possible meaning. You will see it in two positions.
This is the adverb of unambiguous這是unambiguous的副詞 it describes HOW something is said, shown or decided它形容一件事情是「怎麼」被說出來、表現出來或決定的 in a way that leaves only one possible meaning也就是用一種只可能有一種解讀方式的方式 You will see it in two positions你會看到它出現在兩個位置
In front of an adjective: 'the results were unambiguously positive' — meaning there is no room to read them any other way. And with a verb: 'She stated unambiguously that she would not resign' — she said it in words nobody could twist.
In front of an adjective放在形容詞前面 'the results were unambiguously positive'像'the results were unambiguously positive' meaning there is no room to read them any other way意思是這結果沒有別的解讀空間 And with a verb也可以搭配動詞 'She stated unambiguously that she would not resign'像'She stated unambiguously that she would not resign' she said it in words nobody could twist她說的話沒有人能夠曲解
A useful thing to notice: writers often reach for this word when someone else HAS tried to twist the meaning. 'He unambiguously condemned the attack' quietly answers the question 'did he really, though?' So the word often carries a small argument inside it — it is defending a claim, not just describing one.
A useful thing to notice有一件值得注意的事 writers often reach for this word作者常常會選用這個字 when someone else HAS tried to twist the meaning是在別人已經試圖曲解意思的時候 'He unambiguously condemned the attack''He unambiguously condemned the attack' quietly answers the question 'did he really, though?'悄悄地回答了「他真的有嗎？」這個問題 So the word often carries a small argument inside it所以這個字裡面常常藏著一個小小的論點 it is defending a claim, not just describing one它是在為一個說法辯護而不只是描述它
Like its adjective, it is formal and mostly written. In conversation people say 'He said it straight out' or 'She made it totally clear'.
Like its adjective就像它的形容詞一樣 it is formal and mostly written這是個正式、大多用在書面的字 In conversation people say 'He said it straight out'口語裡人們會說'He said it straight out' or 'She made it totally clear'或'She made it totally clear'
If a student 'I unambiguously want to go', it is not wrong grammar, but it sounds like a court report about a birthday party.
If a student writes 'I unambiguously want to go'如果學生寫'I unambiguously want to go' it is not wrong grammar文法並沒有錯 but it sounds like a court report about a birthday party但聽起來就像用法庭報告的口氣在講一場生日派對
組成unambiguous + -ly（副詞字尾）；再往下拆是 un-（不）+ ambi-（兩邊）+ -ig-（走、驅使，來自拉丁文 agō）+ -uous（形容詞字尾）。-ly 本來是「像…的樣子」的意思。
同家族的字
- unambiguousthe adjective this comes from
- ambiguouslythe same adverb without un- — in a way that can be read two ways
- friendlyshares the -ly ending, from Old English -lic 'body, form, like'
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
unambiguouslyadv
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In a manner that is not ambiguous; leaving no doubt; clearly
- She told him unambiguously to leave, yet he failed to leave.
- The break with tradition that Francis, who has died aged 88 after suffering from double pneumonia, represented even managed to trump the shock value of the resignation of Benedict, who was the first pope for 600 years to take that option rather than die in office. Immediately, Bergoglio signalled unambiguously that he intended to be a different kind of pope, one for the 21st century.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。