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ambiguous

英 [æm'bɪgjʊəs] 美[æm'bɪɡjuəs]
  • adj. 模糊不清的;引起歧义的

英英释意


1. open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead;
"an equivocal statement"
"the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"
"the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"
"popularity is an equivocal crown"
"an equivocal response to an embarrassing question"
2. having more than one possible meaning;
"ambiguous words"
"frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"
3. having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns;
"an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference"
"ambiguous inkblots"