ambiguous

æm'bigjuәs

高考六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 2

a. having more than one possible meaning
s. having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns

a. 不明确的, 模棱两可的
[法] 意思含糊的, 模棱两可的, 暧昧的

Collins 星级

6,442

BNC 频率

7,071

使用频率

ambiguous 由前缀 ambi-（表示“两个”或“多重”）和词根 guous（来自拉丁语 guis 意为“方式”）组成，意思是“有多种方式的”，即含糊不清的。

例句

1. The instructions were ambiguous, making it hard to understand what to do next.

这些说明模糊不清，使人难以理解接下来该做什么。

2. Her answer was ambiguous, so I couldn't tell how she really felt.

她的回答含糊不清，所以我无法判断她的真实感受。

3. In legal terms, ambiguous language can lead to misunderstandings in a contract.

在法律术语中，模糊的语言可能会导致合同中的误解。