一、详细释义:


adj.

模棱两可的,含混不清的


例句:

This declaration was slightly ambiguous.

这句话的意思有些模棱两可。


例句:

In fact, your ambiguous words amount to a refusal.

实际上,你说的那些模棱两可的话等于是拒绝。


不明确的;引起歧义的


例句:

The import of his statement is ambiguous.

他的叙述意思不明确。


例句:

He canceled some ambiguous words in his paper.

他把论文中一些意义不明确的词划掉了。


二、词义辨析:


vague,dim,indefinite,obscure,ambiguous,faint

这些形容词均含“不明确的,模糊的”之意。 vague多指因语言不确切,太笼统或因构思含糊、不完善而造成模糊难解。 dim侧重指或因光线暗淡,或因年代久远、身体欠佳等因素而产生视觉或察觉方面的困难。 indefinite指无明确定义或限定,重点或总体轮廓不明确。 obscure语气最强,指晦涩难懂。 ambiguous指文章或讲话中,意思可能有多种理解,令人捉摸不定。 faint指对某事物印象不深,或指声音微弱或希望的渺茫等。


三、参考例句:


His answer was ambiguous.

他的答复是含糊的。


His remarks were ambiguous.

他的话很含糊。


an ambiguous position

暧昧的立场


He gave me an ambiguous answer.

他给我一个含糊其辞的回答。


He gave us an ambiguous answer.

他给了我们一个模棱两可的答复。


His role in the affair is ambiguous.


Ralph gave a mild ambiguous laugh.

拉尔夫露出了暧昧的温和的微笑。


He canceled some ambiguous words in his paper.

他把论文中一些意义不明确的词划掉了。


Students have ambiguous feelings about their role in the world.

学生们对于自己在这个世界上的角色认识模糊不清。


All the ambiguous phrases should be removed from the writing.

所有能引起歧义的短语都要从文章中删掉。