ambiguity

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /æm.bɪˈɡjuː.ɪ.ti/|/æm.bɪˈɡjuː.ə.ti/    美 /æm.bɪˈɡju.ɪ.ti/|[æm.bɪˈɡju.ɪ.ɾi]|/æm.bɪˈɡju.ə.ti/|[æm.bɪˈɡju.ə.ɾi]|[ˌɛəm.bɪˈɡju.ə.ti]|/æm.bɪˈɡjʉː.ɪ.ti/|[æm.bɪˈɡjʉː.ɪ.ɾi]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state of being ambiguous; the state of leaving room for more than one interpretation. uncountable
    — His speech was made with such great ambiguity that neither supporter nor opponent could be certain of his true position.
  2. An instance of this state: words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from the context. countable
    — If two persons bore the same name, and confusion was likely to be caused, ambiguity was avoided by adding the name of the father[…]

词形变化

ambiguities plural

词汇关系

近义词
weasel word
反义词
unambiguity
衍生词
ambiguity aversion
相关词
ambiguous

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder.
Proto-Italic *amβi
Latin ambi-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti
Proto-Italic *agō
Latin agō
Latin ambig(ō)
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Italic *-wos
Latin -uus
Latin ambiguus
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Proto-Italic *-tāts
Latin -tās
Latin ambiguitāsder.
Old French ambiguitebor.
Middle English ambiguite
English ambiguity
From Middle English ambiguite, from Old French ambiguite (French ambiguïté), from Latin ambiguitas, equivalent to ambiguous + -ity.
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