ambiguous

英 [æm'bɪɡjuəs] 美 [æm'bɪɡjuəs]

• adj. 模棱两可的；含糊不清的

ambiguous的英文翻译是什么意思，词典释义与在线翻译：

详尽释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 含糊不清的，不明确的，暧昧的，模糊的，含糊（其词）的
2. 模棱两可的，引起歧义的，有两种或多种意思的
3. 可能有两种解释的，双关的，双重意义的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 引起歧义的; 模棱两可的,含混不清的 having more than one possible meaning; uncertain in meaning or intention
2. 不明确的 not clearly stated or defined

英英释义

Adjective:

1. open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead;

   "an equivocal statement"
   "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"
   "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"
   "popularity is an equivocal crown"
   "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question"
   

2. having more than one possible meaning;

   "ambiguous words"
   "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"
   

3. having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns;

   "an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference"
   "ambiguous inkblots"
   

ambiguous的用法和样例：

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. He gave us an ambiguous answer .
   他给了我们一个模棱两可的答复。
2. In fact, your ambiguous words amount to a refusal.
   实际上,你说的那些模棱两可的话等于是拒绝。
3. Her account was deliberately ambiguous.
   她的陈述故意含混不清。
4. Why are you always so ambiguous about this problem?
   为什么你总是对这个问题含糊不清？

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• ambiguous answer 模棱两可的回答
• ambiguous attitude 暧昧的态度
• ambiguous character 难以捉摸的人
• ambiguous future 不明朗的前景
• ambiguous gesture 用意含糊的手势
• ambiguous glance 意向不明的一瞥
• ambiguous insect 难以归类的昆虫
• ambiguous position 暧昧的立场
• ambiguous reply 模棱两可的回答
• ambiguous sentence 歧义句
• ambiguous shape 模糊的形状
• ambiguous smile 用意含糊的微笑
• ambiguous statement 模棱两可的说法

～+介词

• sentence ambiguous in sense 意义含糊的句子

经典引文

• Even the most dexterous distances of the old masters..are ambiguous.

  出自： J. Ruskin

ambiguous的相关资料：

近反义词

【近义词】

• uncertain
• unclear
• vague

【反义词】

• clear
• definite
• direct
• frank
• obvious