am·bi·gu·i·ty
noun/ˌæmbɪˈɡjuːəti/
/ˌæmbɪˈɡjuːəti/
(plural ambiguities)
- [uncountable] the state of having more than one possible meaning
歧义；一语多义 - Write clear definitions in order to avoid ambiguity.
释义要写清楚以免产生歧义。 - A lot of humour depends on ambiguity.
很多幽默都取决于歧义。
Extra Examples- Incorrect choice of words leads to ambiguity for the reader.
用词不当导致读者理解不清。 - There is a degree of ambiguity in this statement.
这个声明意思有点儿含糊。 - There was some ambiguity in what he said.
他的话有些含糊其词。 - They had to change some of the wording in the document to resolve the ambiguity.
他们不得不更改文件中的一些词句以消除歧义。 - the inherent ambiguity of language
语言本身存在的歧义
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- certain
- possible
- potential
- …
- degree
- element
- lead to
- avoid
- clarify
- …
- arise
- occur
- surround
- …
- ambiguity about
- ambiguity in
- a source of ambiguity
- Write clear definitions in order to avoid ambiguity.
- [countable] a word or statement that can be understood in more than one way
模棱两可的词；含混不清的语句 - There were several inconsistencies and ambiguities in her speech.
她的发言有几处前后不一致和含混不清。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- certain
- possible
- potential
- …
- degree
- element
- lead to
- avoid
- clarify
- …
- arise
- occur
- surround
- …
- ambiguity about
- ambiguity in
- a source of ambiguity
- There were several inconsistencies and ambiguities in her speech.
- [uncountable, countable] the state of being difficult to understand or explain because of involving many different aspects
模棱两可；不明确 - You must understand the ambiguity of my position.
你必须理解我处的位置不明确。 - There will always be some ambiguity about what actually happened.
对于实际发生的事情总是会有一些弄不清楚的地方。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- certain
- possible
- potential
- …
- degree
- element
- lead to
- avoid
- clarify
- …
- arise
- occur
- surround
- …
- ambiguity about
- ambiguity in
- a source of ambiguity
- You must understand the ambiguity of my position.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French ambiguite or Latin ambiguitas, from ambiguus ‘doubtful’ (from ambigere ‘waver, go around’, from ambi- ‘both ways’ + agere ‘to drive’).