ambiguous
ambiguous 英 [æmˈbɪgjuəs] 美 [æmˈbɪɡjuəs]
adj. 模糊不清的；引起歧义的
an ambiguous word， an ambiguous term，an ambiguous statement 模棱两可的词╱用语╱说法
Her account was ambiguous. 她的陈述含混不清。
- Look to the adjective ambiguous when you need to describe something that's open to more than one interpretation, like the headline "Squad helps dog bite victim."
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- adj. 模糊不清的；引起歧义的
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1. an ambiguous word， an ambiguous term，an ambiguous statement
模棱两可的词╱用语╱说法
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2. Her account was ambiguous.
她的陈述含混不清。
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3. His role has always been ambiguous.
他的角色一直不明确。
- ambiguous (adj.) 1520s, from Latin ambiguus "having double meaning, shifting, changeable, doubtful," adjective derived from ambigere "to dispute about, contend, debate," literally "to wander, go about, go around," figuratively "hesitate, waver, be in doubt," from ambi- "about" (from PIE root *ambhi- "around") + agere "drive, lead, act" (from PIE root *ag- "to drive, draw out or forth, move"). First attested in Sir Thomas More (1528); related ambiguity dates to c. 1400. Related: Ambiguously; ambiguousness.
am·bigu·ous AWL / æmˈbɪɡjuəs ; NAmE æmˈbɪɡjuəs / adjective 1 that can be understood in more than one way; having different meanings 模棱两可的；含混不清的 ◆ an ambiguous word/term/statement 模棱两可的词╱用语╱说法 ◆ Her account was deliberately ambiguous. 她的陈述故意含混不清。 2 not clearly stated or defined 不明确的 ◆ His role has always been ambiguous. 他的角色一直不明确。 OPP unambiguous ▶ am·bigu·ous·ly / æmˈbɪɡjuəsli ; NAmE æmˈbɪɡjuəsli / adverb ◆ an ambiguously worded agreement 措辞含混的协议 am·bigu·ous / æmˈbɪɡjuəs ; NAmE æmˈbɪɡjuəs / am·bigu·ous·ly / æmˈbɪɡjuəsli ; NAmE æmˈbɪɡjuəsli /
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