ambiguity

英 [ˌæmbɪˈɡjuːəti]

美 [ˌæmbɪˈɡjuːəti]

n.  歧义; 一语多义; 模棱两可的词; 含混不清的语句; 模棱两可; 不明确

复数：ambiguities　

CET6IELTSTEM4TEM8计算机

BNC.5407 / COCA.7034

牛津词典

noun

• 歧义；一语多义
  the state of having more than one possible meaning
  1. Write clear definitions in order to avoid ambiguity.
     释义要写清楚以免产生歧义。
• 模棱两可的词；含混不清的语句
  a word or statement that can be understood in more than one way
  1. 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。
• 模棱两可；不明确
  the state of being difficult to understand or explain because of involving many different aspects
  1. You must understand the ambiguity of my position.
     你必须理解我处的位置不明确。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 含糊不清；不明确；模棱两可
  If you say that there isambiguityin something, you mean that it is unclear or confusing, or it can be understood in more than one way.
  1. There is considerable ambiguity about what this part of the agreement actually means.
     协议这一部分的真正含义很不明确。
  2. ...the ambiguities of language.
     语言的模棱两可
• N-VAR 暧昧;不协调
  If you say that there is anambiguityin a situation or in someone's character, you mean that it contains several different qualities or attitudes which do not fit well together.
  1. The author's style suggests a certain ambiguity in his moral view.
     该作家的风格表明其道德观有点暧昧不明。

英英释义

noun

• unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
  Synonym:equivocalness
• an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context

双语例句

• This ambiguity extends to the advanced countries.
  这种暧昧态度扩展到了发达国家。
• This ambiguity in relative status may have affected perceptions of the relationships between Chinese writers and foreign translators.
  这一关系地位的模糊性也许已经影响了中国作家与外国译者对相互关系的看法。
• Elaboration: Rule elaboration occurs when there is a need to reduce ambiguity and increase communicative clarity or expressiveness.
  当有必要减少歧义或增加交际的明晰性或表达力的时候，就可能出现规则的细化。
• This is in turn related to the ambiguity of its diction.
  这与诗作中多处字话含义的模糊性不无关系。
• When parsing expressions written in infix notation, you need parentheses and precedence rules to remove ambiguity.
  对以中缀表示法书写的表达式进行语法分析时，需要用括号和优先规则排除多义性。
• The wording is likely to lead to ambiguity.
  这种措词可能会引出歧义。
• The problem stems from the ambiguity.
  这个问题源自于歧义性。
• This is part of the exquisitess and ambiguity of being human.
  这就是作为人类，平衡和模棱两可的一部分。
• The telegram was misunderstood because of its ambiguity.
  由于电文意义不明确而造成了误解。
• To remove the ambiguity, these laws should refer to the velocity and the acceleration of the center of mass.
  要避免含糊，这些定律所指的应当是质心的速度和加速度。