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单词 ambiguity
释义
ambiguity
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˌæm.bɪˈɡjuː.ə.ti/us
/ˌæm.bɪˈɡjuː.ə.t̬i/
C2
(anexampleof) thefactof something having more than onepossiblemeaningandthereforepossiblycausingconfusion:
模棱两可，意义含糊不清
Wewishtoremoveany ambiguityconcerningourdemands.对于我们的要求，我们不希望有任何含糊其词的地方。
There are some ambiguities in thelegislation.该法规中有一些含混不清的地方。
More examples
  • There is some ambiguity in theBiblestory, and it has beeninterpretedin differentways.
  • Thelawought to betightenedtoavoidany ambiguity.
  • Is he now saying that he's infavourof going towar? Hisstatementisfullof ambiguity.
  • Let me say this, toavoidany ambiguity, - I am notleavingmywife.
  • Be aspreciseaspossibleinyouranswer, so that there is no ambiguity.
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(Definition ofambiguityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

ambiguity| American Dictionary

ambiguity
noun[C/U]
us
/ˌæm·bɪˈɡjuɪ·t̬i/
asituationorstatementthat isunclearbecause it can beunderstoodin more than one way:
[C]This is a firststeptowardclarifyingthings, but there are still many ambiguities.
intentional ambiguityliterature
Intentional ambiguity is the use oflanguageorimagestosuggestmore than onemeaningat the sametime,esp. in apoem.
(Definition ofambiguityfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

ambiguity| Business English

ambiguity
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˌæmbɪˈɡjuːəti/us
pluralambiguities
asituationin which something has more than onepossiblemeaningand maythereforecauseconfusion, or anexampleof this:
Wewishtoremoveany ambiguityconcerningourdemands.
There are still some ambiguities in thecontract.
thestateof beinguncertain:
ambiguity about sthYou need toclearup any ambiguity about the agency'sfundamentalpurpose.
(Definition ofambiguityfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofambiguity

ambiguity
Because there are fewer constraints to the parameter values in qualitative modeling, there inevitably existsambiguity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
While purely indefinite examples are hard to come by, verbal gerunds do participate in theambiguitypatterns also found for bare nominal gerunds.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It might not be possible to completely automate this process because of ambiguities.
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Neither editor is at fault, but it is another case where theambiguityof the notation is lost in the precision of the modern edition.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Quantificational notions are instead expressed by nominals, which exhibit systematic ambiguities between weak (indefinite), strong (definite), and predicative interpretations.
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Whatever the reason forambiguity, ecologists face the problem of providing a definite classification of species.
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Of course, for compositional purposes, the ambiguities may be even more interesting, but that is largely beyond the scope of the current paper.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A problem with multiparameter type classes is the increased possibilities they introduce forambiguityin inferred types, impacting their usefulness in many practical situations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Emotional exhaustion related positively to role conflict andambiguity.
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If the demands of the task are low and the possible responses are restricted, a typically developing child should be able to overcome anyambiguity.
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In the reported experimental trials, the environment was altered to cause this type ofambiguity, and a method of resolving it is demonstrated.
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The idea is to minimise ellipsis andambiguity, seeking a clear word order which can be more easily 'mapped' from one language to another.
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The indefinite placing of this period is echoed by the veryambiguityof the character himself.
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What for academic theorists is doubt andambiguity, for practising artists is dilemma and anguish.
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In case ofambiguity, bacterial adherence of a new sample of the cell suspension with bacteria was determined.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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