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单词 ambiguous
释义
Ambiguous
adjadj.allopen to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
Synset:equivocal
Examples:
  • an equivocal statement
  • the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates
  • the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness
  • popularity is an equivocal crown
  • an equivocal response to an embarrassing question
Antonyms:unequivocal
Derivationally Related Form:ambiguityequivocalness
Inherited Hypernyms:equivocal
Similar to:double forked evasive indeterminate
See also:ambiguous
adjadj.allhaving more than one possible meaning
Examples:
  • ambiguous words
  • frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy
Antonyms:unambiguous
Derivationally Related Form:ambiguity
Inherited Hypernyms:ambiguous
Similar to:double-barreled double-barrelled double-edged enigmatic oracular left-handed multi-valued multivalent polysemantic polysemous uncertain
See also:ambiguous equivocal unclear
adj satadj.allhaving no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns
Topic:psychological sciencepsychology
Examples:
  • an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference
  • ambiguous inkblots
Antonyms:structured
Derivationally Related Form:ambiguity
Inherited Hypernyms:ambiguous
Similar to:unstructured
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