ambiguous 音标拼音: [æmb'ɪgjuəs]
a . 暧昧的,不明确的
暧昧的,不明确的
ambiguous 岐义
ambiguous adj 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 " [
synonym : {
equivocal }, {
ambiguous }] [
ant :
{
unambiguous }, {
unequivocal }, {
univocal }]
2 :
having more than one possible meaning ; "
ambiguous words ";
"
frustrated by ambiguous instructions ,
the parents were unable to assemble the toy " [
ant : {
unambiguous }]
3 :
having no intrinsic or objective meaning ;
not organized in conventional patterns ; "
an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference "; "
ambiguous inkblots "
Ambiguous \
Am *
big "
u *
ous \,
a . [
L .
ambiguus ,
fr .
ambigere to wander about ,
waver ;
amb -
agere to drive .]
Doubtful or uncertain ,
particularly in respect to signification ;
capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses ;
equivocal ;
as ,
an ambiguous course ;
an ambiguous expression .
[
1913 Webster ]
What have been thy answers ?
What but dark ,
Ambiguous ,
and with double sense deluding ? --
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Doubtful ;
dubious ;
uncertain ;
unsettled ;
indistinct ;
indeterminate ;
indefinite .
See {
Equivocal }.
[
1913 Webster ]
123 Moby Thesaurus words for "
ambiguous ":
Greek to one ,
agnostic ,
amalgamated ,
ambivalent ,
amphibious ,
amphibolic ,
amphibological ,
amphibolous ,
antinomic ,
beyond understanding ,
blended ,
capricious ,
chancy ,
changeable ,
combined ,
complex ,
composite ,
compound ,
compounded ,
confusable ,
conglomerate ,
cryptic ,
dappled ,
dicey ,
double -
faced ,
doubtful ,
doubting ,
dubious ,
eclectic ,
enigmatic ,
enigmatical ,
equivocal ,
equivocatory ,
erratic ,
fickle ,
fifty -
fifty ,
fishy ,
foggy ,
half -
and -
half ,
hesitant ,
hesitating ,
heterogeneous ,
impenetrable ,
inarticulate ,
incalculable ,
incognizable ,
incoherent ,
incomprehensible ,
inconclusive ,
indecisive ,
indefinite ,
indemonstrable ,
indeterminate ,
indiscriminate ,
indistinct ,
inscrutable ,
intricate ,
ironic ,
irresolute ,
jumbled ,
many -
sided ,
medley ,
mingled ,
miscellaneous ,
misleading ,
misty ,
mixed ,
motley ,
multifaceted ,
multinational ,
multiracial ,
multivocal ,
mysterious ,
numinous ,
obscure ,
opaque ,
oracular ,
oxymoronic ,
paradoxical ,
past comprehension ,
patchy ,
pluralistic ,
polysemantic ,
polysemous ,
problematic ,
promiscuous ,
puzzling ,
questionable ,
rambling ,
scrambled ,
self -
contradictory ,
skeptical ,
suspect ,
syncretic ,
tenebrous ,
thrown together ,
touch -
and -
go ,
unaccountable ,
uncertain ,
unclear ,
unconfirmable ,
unconnected ,
unconvinced ,
undefined ,
undependable ,
undivinable ,
unfathomable ,
unforeseeable ,
unintelligible ,
unknowable ,
unpersuaded ,
unpredictable ,
unprovable ,
unreliable ,
unsearchable ,
unsettled ,
unsure ,
unverifiable ,
vague ,
variable ,
varied ,
wavering ,
whimsical
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AMBIGUOUS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of AMBIGUOUS is capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways How to use ambiguous in a sentence Synonym Discussion of Ambiguous Frequently Asked Questions About ambiguous
AMBIGUOUS Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com AMBIGUOUS definition: open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal See examples of ambiguous used in a sentence
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AMBIGUOUS Simple Definition - Merriam-Webster The simple definition of AMBIGUOUS is able to be understood in more than one way : having more than one possible meaning
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AMBIGUOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary AMBIGUOUS meaning: 1 having or expressing more than one possible meaning, sometimes intentionally: 2 having or… Learn more
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Ambiguity - Wikipedia The lexical ambiguity of a word or phrase applies to it having more than one meaning in the language to which the word belongs [4] "Meaning" here refers to whatever should be represented by a good dictionary For instance, the word "bank" has several distinct lexical definitions, including "financial institution" and "edge of a river" Or consider "apothecary" One could say, "I bought herbs
AMBIGUOUS definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary 2 senses: 1 having more than one possible interpretation or meaning 2 difficult to understand or classify; obscure Click for more definitions