释义 |
ambiguity/æmbiˈɡju:iti/n. (pl. -ies) 1a double meaning, either deliberate or caused by inexactness of expression (故意或由表达不准确引起的)意思含糊,模棱两可 tried to avoid ambiguity in setting out the rules 制定规则时尽量避免模棱两可 b an example of this 含糊的词句;模棱两可的话 2 an expression able to be interpreted in more than one way (e.g. 例如 : dogs must be carried 狗务必带着;狗务必抱着)可作多种解释的词句 [Middle English, from Old French ambiguité or Latin ambiguitas (as AMBIGUOUS)] |