ambiguity
ambiguity 英 [ˌæmbɪˈgju:əti] 美 [ˌæmbɪˈɡjuɪti]
n. 含糊；不明确；暧昧；模棱两可的话
名词复数:ambiguities
- Something with ambiguity is unclear. Think about the sentence, "Jill saw the man with binoculars." If you are wondering whether Jill or the man had the binoculars, you are noticing the ambiguity, or the double meaning, of this sentence.
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- n. 含糊；不明确；暧昧；模棱两可的话
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1. Write clear definitions in order to avoid ambiguity.
释义要写清楚以免产生歧义。
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2. There were several inconsistencies and ambiguities in her speech.
她的发言有几处前后不一致和含混不清。
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3. You must understand the ambiguity of my position.
你必须理解我处的位置不明确。
- ambiguity (n.) c. 1400, "uncertainty, doubt, indecision, hesitation," from Old French ambiguite and directly from Latin ambiguitatem (nominative ambiguitas) "double meaning, equivocalness, double sense," noun of state from ambiguus "having double meaning, doubtful" (see ambiguous). Meaning "obscurity in description" is from early 15c.
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