Ambiguous (adj) 模稜兩可、含糊不清的
主要在說明有多種解釋方法或多種意義,不常用在人上,但時常用在人所說的或所決定的事情上,
常用在讓你不得其解的事情上,沒有正解無法下決斷
e.g. The government has been ambiguous on this issue. 在這議題上政府的立場非常不明確
e.g. the ambiguous ending of the movie 含糊不清的電影結尾
補充1:
Ambiguity (noun) 模玲兩可、含糊不清
e.g. We wish to remove any ambiguity concerning our demands. 我們希望能去除所有關於我們的需求所有含糊不清的地方
補充2:(語文學)歧義
Lexical Ambiguity 由於單辭多意上的造成的混淆
e.g. Meet me at bank. (所以是約在河邊還是銀行阿???)
Structural Ambiguity 語句結構上所造成的混淆
e.g. American history teacher.
解釋1:A teacher of American history. 教美國史的老師
解釋2:A history teacher who is American.一位美國籍的歷史老師
Ambivalent (adj)矛盾的
說明一種感覺,可能是相對的也可能是複雜的情感,通常用在描述一個人或是一個態度,
常用用在並非真的很在意的情緒上,
e.g. Valentine's Day when you're dating a woman You are ambivalent about.
e.g. I'm ambivalent about going to the show. On the one hand, it would be fun. On the other hand, I really should stay home and get some work done.
補充:
Ambivalence (n) 矛盾心理或情緒、態度
e.g. Their ambivalence gave us a chance to have loopholes to exploit.
Ambivalently (adv)矛盾地
e.g. He waited ambivalently to leave.