ambiloquousadj.

Brit.

/amˈbɪləkwəs/, U.S.

/æmˈbɪləkwəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ambiloquus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin ambiloquus equivocal (from 12th cent. in glossarial sources; < classical Latin ambi- ambi- prefix + -loquus speaking < loquī to speak: see loquent adj.) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier ambiloquent adj.

Now somewhat rare.

That is ambiguous; that uses ambiguous language.

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1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Ambiloquous, double tongued, speaking doubtfully.

1835 G. Pullin Henry, Recluse of Devon (1836) iii. 32 ‘Wonders indeed appear on every side,’ he said in an ambiloquous strain, leaving his opponent doubtful as to the tendency of the expression.

1887 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 31 Jan. 2/2 The committee goes so far as to call this congressional masterpiece of ambiloquous phraseology ‘the acme of legal subterfuge’.

1999 J. Elkins Why are our Pictures Puzzles iv. 76 It is ambiloquous (it uses ambiguous terms).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ambiloquous
释义	ambiloquousadj. Brit. /amˈbɪləkwəs/, U.S. /æmˈbɪləkwəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ambiloquus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin ambiloquus equivocal (from 12th cent. in glossarial sources; < classical Latin ambi- ambi- prefix + -loquus speaking < loquī to speak: see loquent adj.) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier ambiloquent adj. Now somewhat rare. That is ambiguous; that uses ambiguous language. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Ambiloquous, double tongued, speaking doubtfully. 1835 G. Pullin Henry, Recluse of Devon (1836) iii. 32 ‘Wonders indeed appear on every side,’ he said in an ambiloquous strain, leaving his opponent doubtful as to the tendency of the expression. 1887 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 31 Jan. 2/2 The committee goes so far as to call this congressional masterpiece of ambiloquous phraseology ‘the acme of legal subterfuge’. 1999 J. Elkins Why are our Pictures Puzzles iv. 76 It is ambiloquous (it uses ambiguous terms). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1727
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