释义
[ am-bi-gyoo -i-tee ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌæm bɪˈgyu ɪ ti / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural am·bi·gu·i·ties. doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention: to speak with ambiguity; an ambiguity of manner.
an unclear, indefinite, or equivocal word, expression, meaning, etc.: a contract free of ambiguities; the ambiguities of modern poetry.
Origin of ambiguity 1375–1425; late Middle English ambiguite <Latin ambiguitās, equivalent to ambigu (us ) ambiguous + -itās -ity
SYNONYMS FOR ambiguity 1 vagueness, deceptiveness.
2 equivocation.
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OTHER WORDS FROM ambiguity non·am·bi·gu·i·ty, noun, plural non·am·bi·gu·i·ties. Words nearby ambiguity ambient, ambient air standard, ambiente, ambient music, ambient noise, ambiguity , ambiguous, ambiguous external genitalia, ambiguous nucleus, ambilateral, ambilevous
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Example sentences from the Web for ambiguity “As it relates to just sheer buying of college football, it’s a slow marketplace, primarily because of the uncertainty and ambiguity ,” said Larry Mann, head of media at sports marketing agency rEvolution.
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Now, if people queue to board the train, you have a mechanism where the ambiguity of when you will board the train is replaced by “the first in line is the first to board.”
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Because when you first get to know someone or something, there’s a lot of ambiguity .
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The ambiguity revolving around the event made it a poor candidate for a final showdown.
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Hollande is ‘the king of doublespeak, ambiguity , and perpetual lies’
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But the ambiguity of “appropriate disciplinary action” is what is so frightening about the smoking ban.
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I was very interested in seeing that the ambiguity of the novel was replicated in the movie.
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The medium, the long form, rewards… if not ambiguity , then elements that create multiple reactions in the viewer.
The Director Isn’t Done Yet: An Interview With Steven Soderbergh | Andrew Romano| August 1, 2014| DAILY BEAST
In case of ambiguity , the one known to have been published by Harper & Brothers in or before 1872 was assumed.
Publisher's Advertising (1872) | Anonymous
I can only hope that your reply will avoid any ambiguity , and for your further enlightenment I may inform you that I am annoyed.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 1, 1914 | Various
This certitude admits no hesitation, no ambiguity ; it is absolute; as soon as it has obtained assent, it remains immutable.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 2 | Plotinos (Plotinus)
It is the ambiguity of language only which can make this proposition appear either doubtful or paradoxical.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations | Adam Smith
Such attempts are necessary in a time of transition, but they involve a measure of obscurity and ambiguity .
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8 | Various
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British Dictionary definitions for ambiguity noun plural -ties the possibility of interpreting an expression in two or more distinct ways
an instance of this, as in the sentence they are cooking apples
vagueness or uncertainty of meaning there are several ambiguities in the situation
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Words related to ambiguity vagueness, doubt, uncertainty, equivocation, obscurity, puzzle, doubtfulness, dubiousness, tergiversation, indefiniteness, enigma, anagram, dubiety, incertitude, polysemy, inconclusiveness, indeterminateness, equivocality, double-entendre, equivocacy