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ambiguous

【发音】

美 /æm'bɪɡjuəs/ 英 /æm'bɪgjuəs/

【翻译】

  1. adj. 引起歧义的, 模棱两可的, 含糊不清的

    英释:something that is ambiguous is unclear, confusing, or not certain, especially because it can be understood in more than one way

【记忆】

ambi(两边) + gu + ous(…的) → 两边都想顾 → 模棱两可的

【例句】

  1. The language in the Minister’s statement is highly ambiguous.

    部长的声明措辞很含糊。

  2. His role in the affair is ambiguous.

    他在这起事件中的角色并不明确。

【单词相关测试】

  1. You need to rewrite this sentence because it is ______. The readers will have difficulty in understanding it.

    A. comprehensiveB. alternativeC. deliberateD. ambiguous

  2. The directions were so ______ that it was impossible to complete the assignment.

    A. ingeniousB. ambitiousC. notoriousD. ambiguous

  3. His ______ directions confused us; we did not know which of the two roads to take.

    A. ambiguousB. complicatedC. arbitraryD. intricate

  4. Fortune-tellers are good at making ______ statements such as “Your sorrows will change. ”

    A. philosophicalB. ambiguousC. literalD. invalid

【同、近义词】

  1. adj.模糊不清的;[数]引起歧义的

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【同根词】

  1. adv

    ambiguously : 含糊不清地

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