ambiguous
英 [æmˈbɪgjuəs] 美 [æmˈbɪɡjuəs]

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)

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

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.)

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？

权威例句

Risk, ambiguous, and the savage axioms
Deterministic parsing of ambiguous grammars
Deterministic parsing of ambiguous grammars
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