英语词汇“amphiboly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

am•phib•o•ly n., pl. -lies.

Philosophyambiguity of speech, esp. from uncertainty of the grammatical construction rather than of the meaning of the words, as in The Duke yet lives that Henry shall depose. Also called amphibology.

am•phi•bol•o•gy n., pl. -gies.

am•phib•o•log•i•cal adj. am•phib′o•log′i•cal•ly, adv.

amphibology /ˌæmfɪˈbɒlədʒɪ/, amphiboly /æmˈfɪbəlɪ/ n ( pl -gies, -lies)

ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper

Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin amphibologia, ultimately from Greek amphibolos ambiguous; see amphibole, -logy

单词	amphiboly
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 am•phib•o•ly (am fib′ə lē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lies. Philosophyambiguity of speech, esp. from uncertainty of the grammatical construction rather than of the meaning of the words, as in The Duke yet lives that Henry shall depose. Also called amphibology. Greek. See amphibolous, -y³ Latin amphibolia 1580–90 WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 am•phi•bol•o•gy (am′fə bol′ə jē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gies. amphiboly. Late Latin amphibologia. See amphiboly, -logy 1325–75; Middle English amphibologie am•phib•o•log•i•cal (am fib′ə loj′i kəl),USA pronunciation adj. am•phib′o•log′i•cal•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: amphibology /ˌæmfɪˈbɒlədʒɪ/, amphiboly /æmˈfɪbəlɪ/ n ( pl -gies, -lies) ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin amphibologia, ultimately from Greek amphibolos ambiguous; see amphibole, -logy
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