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adj. 模糊不清的；引起歧义的
adj.
含糊的，不明确的；引起歧义的；有两种或多种意思的；模棱两可
双语释义
adj.(形容词)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
不明确的 not clearly stated or defined
英英释义
ambiguous[ æm'biɡjuəs ]
adj.
open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
"the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"
同义词：equivocal
having more than one possible meaning
"ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"
having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns
"an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference"; "ambiguous inkblots"
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
同近义词辨析
dim, unclear, vague, obscure, ambiguous这组词都有“模糊”的意思，其区别是：
dima.光线暗淡的，看不清的；记忆力模糊的；不大可能的。
Don't work in dim light.不要在昏暗的光线下工作。
His changes of recovery from illness are dim.他康复的可能性十分渺茫。
uncleara.指句意、字迹不清楚，使人难以看懂；不肯定的。
Unclear writing is difficult to understand.模糊的字迹使人难以辨认。
It is unclear whether the economy will get better.经济是否好转仍不明朗。
vaguea.含混的，不清楚的，多用于比喻意义，用来表示因逻辑关系不清、言辞笼统而导致的意义不清楚，该词也可表示轮廓形状的不清楚和模糊。
He has some vague ideas about what to do, but nothing specific.他大概知道他要做什么，但没有具体的计划。
obscurea.用于表达因光线不足而使人看不清楚。该词的引申意义可以表示语法、文字、记忆等因复杂、深奥、模棱两可而使人看不懂和无法理解。
The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many obscure references.艾兹拉·庞德的诗有时候难以理解，因为诗歌中含有许多令人费解的典故。
ambiguousa.意义含糊的，有歧义的，指因字、词、句有歧义而使人感到模糊不清、难以理解和把握。
His ambiguous directions confused us; we did not know which of the two roads to take.他的模棱两可的指导使我们很迷惑以至于我们不知道该走哪条路了。
faint, dim, indefinite, vague, obscure, ambiguous这组词都有“不明确的，模糊的”的意思，其区别是：
faint指对某事物印象不深，或指声音微弱或希望的渺茫等。
dim侧重指或因光线暗淡，或因年代久远、身体欠佳等因素而产生视觉或察觉方面的困难。
indefinite指无明确定义或限定，重点或总体轮廓不明确。
vague多指因语言不确切，太笼统或因构思含糊、不完善而造成模糊难解。
obscure语气最强，指晦涩难懂。
ambiguous指文章或讲话中，意思可能有多种理解，令人捉摸不定。
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
He gave us an ambiguous answer .
他给了我们一个模棱两可的答复。
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。
Her account was deliberately ambiguous.
她的陈述故意含混不清。
Why are you always so ambiguous about this problem?
为什么你总是对这个问题含糊不清？
权威例句
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Alignment-ambiguous nucleotide sites and the exclusion of systematic data
A New Version of Detached-eddy Simulation, Resistant to Ambiguous Grid Densities
Score tests for association between traits and haplotypes when linkage phase is ambiguous.
Estimation and tests of haplotype-environment interaction when linkage phase is ambiguous.
The contributions of verb bias and plausibility to the comprehension of temporarily ambiguous sentences.
Making and correcting errors during sentence comprehension: Eye movements in the analysis of structurally ambiguous sentences
Making and correcting errors during sentence comprehension: Eye movements in the analysis of structurally ambiguous sentences
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ambiguous: [16] Ambiguous carries the etymological notion of ‘wandering around uncertainly’. It comes ultimately from the Latin compound verb ambigere, which was formed from the prefix ambi- (as in AMBIDEXTROUS) and the verb agere ‘drive, lead’ (a prodigious source of English words, including act and agent). From the verb was derived the adjective ambiguus, which was borrowed directly into English. The first to use it seems to have been Sir Thomas More: ‘if it were now doubtful and ambiguous whether the church of Christ were in the right rule of doctrine or not’ A dialogue concerning heresies 1528.=> act, agent
ambiguous (adj.)
1520s, from Latin ambiguus "having double meaning, shifting, changeable, doubtful," adjective derived from ambigere "to dispute about," literally "to wander," from ambi- "about" (see ambi-) + agere "drive, lead, act" (see act). Sir Thomas More (1528) seems to have first used it in English, but ambiguity dates back to c. 1400. Related: Ambiguously; ambiguousness.
1. Pictographs can be ambiguous until you learn their meaning.
表意图形可能会模棱两可，直到你如果确实了解其意思。
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2. It will be seen that the term "internal work product" is ambiguous.
可以看出，术语“内乘积功”有两种解释。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
3. Let’s say that the client is in Los Angeles so the directory is ambiguous: The area code could be either 213 or 310. If our human assistant rushed into the office in a panic shouting “Stop what you’re doing!
比如说客户住在洛杉矶，因此地址目录不确定。 区号可能是213，也可能是310。 如果这名助手冲进办公室焦急地嚷道：“停下你手中的活！
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4. He wanted assurance that he had transcended what was inherently ambiguous.
他要证明，他已经超越了本来就是混淆不清的事情。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
5. His thoughts, ambiguous and indefinite, troubled him.
他心里的想法含含混混，理不清楚，使他苦恼。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
6. He canceled an ambiguous phrase in the speech.
他删去了讲稿中一个含义模糊的词语。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
7. Relying on pictographs to communicate is reasonable as long as the parties have agreed in advance what the icons mean. They must do this because the meaning of an icon of any kind is by nature ambiguous until it is learned.
只要交流双方对图标的含义达成一致，那么依靠表意图形进行交流是可行的，这一点必须要做到。 因为任何一种图标就其本质而言，如果不经过学习，其含义都是模棱两可的。
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8. Berle took a somewhat ambiguous appointment.
伯利得到一项多少有点含糊不清的任命。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
9. 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。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
10. This client’s area code is ambiguous!”
这个客户区号模棱两可！”
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