ambivalent 英 [æmˈbɪvələnt]   美 [æmˈbɪvələnt]

ambivalent

ambivalent  英 [æmˈbɪvələnt] 美 [æmˈbɪvələnt]

adj. 矛盾的;好恶相克的 

Just state your wish and resolve, even if you feel ambivalent about it. 即使你感到很矛盾,你也只需表明你的愿望和决心。
On his way out the rabbi told me my mother was ambivalent about dying, after all those years of nagging us all to help her on her way. 在出来时,牧师告诉我说,虽然这些年来母亲一直唠叨让我们帮助她归西,但是对于死亡,她的内心还是矛盾。

  • If you can't decide how you feel about something, declare yourself ambivalent about it.
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  • adj. 矛盾的;好恶相克的
  • 1. Just state your wish and resolve, even if you feel ambivalent about it.

    即使你感到很矛盾,你也只需表明你的愿望和决心。

  • 2. On his way out the rabbi told me my mother was ambivalent about dying, after all those years of nagging us all to help her on her way.

    在出来时,牧师告诉我说,虽然这些年来母亲一直唠叨让我们帮助她归西,但是对于死亡,她的内心还是矛盾。

  • 3. As a group, they are ambivalent about whether the quality of online content would suffer if companies could not charge for it—34% think so while 30% do not; and the remaining 36% have no firm opinion.

    对于如果网站对内容不收费这些内容的质量是否会变差的调查有矛盾:34%的人认为会变差,同时30%的认为不会,而36%的人没有固定的意见。

  • ambivalent (adj.) 1916, originally a term in psychology; back-formation from ambivalence. In general use by 1929.
am·biva·lent / æmˈbɪvələnt ; NAmE æmˈbɪvələnt / adjective ambivalent(about/towards sb/sth) having or showing both good and bad feelings about sb/sth (忧喜参半、好坏参半等)矛盾情绪的 She seems to feel ambivalent about her new job. 她似乎对她的新工作忧喜参半。 He has an ambivalent attitude towards her. 他对她怀着矛盾的心情。 am·biva·lence / æmˈbɪvələns ; NAmE æmˈbɪvələns / noun [uncountable ,  singular ] ambivalence(about/towards sb/sth) Many people feel some ambivalence towards television and its effect on our lives. 很多人以矛盾的态度对待电视及其对生活的影响。 am·biva·lent·ly / æmˈbɪvələntli ; NAmE æmˈbɪvələntli / adverb ambivalence ambivalences am·biva·lent / æmˈbɪvələnt ; NAmE æmˈbɪvələnt / am·biva·lence / æmˈbɪvələns ; NAmE æmˈbɪvələns / am·biva·lent·ly / æmˈbɪvələntli ; NAmE æmˈbɪvələntli /
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