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Definition of ambiguity in English: ambiguitynounPlural ambiguitiesambɪˈɡjuːɪtiˌæmbəˈɡjuwədi mass nounThe quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness. we can detect no ambiguity in this section of the Act 法案的这个部分我们没有发觉有含糊不清的地方。 count noun ambiguities in such questions are potentially very dangerous 这种问题里模糊不清的地方有很大的潜在危险。 Example sentencesExamples - There's very little ambiguity to the whole thing; it's all spelled out right there.
- Even if they do, I think it's going to miss all the ambiguities in something that might not necessarily conform to a radical agenda.
- The most fundamental problem, she argues, hinges on ambiguities in Marx's definition of ideology itself.
- Yet they maintain just enough ambiguity so that the audience is left still puzzling over the piece afterwards.
- With Burtynsky the ambiguities are deeper, harder to disentangle.
- So any question of ambiguity is really dealt with in accordance with those ordinary principles.
- This impact derives from its subtlety, ambiguity and non-literal nature.
- I'm waiting to see the response from the guys about the specific details and ambiguities in the other parts of the stories.
- The term diaspora has come into vogue in the last decade because it captures the ambiguities of contemporary social belonging.
- The result of giving the words their ordinary meaning is not absurd or unreasonable, nor is there ambiguity or obscurity.
- It is sure to retain its ambiguity, its complexity, and its centrality in human life.
- Uncertainty and ambiguity are as present in science as they are in most things.
- In my opinion, since there is no ambiguity or uncertainty, the application of this rule does not arise.
- And if the amendment is still in the drafting stages, why not modify it to avoid these ambiguities in the first place?
- The same person will tolerate ambiguity in one situation but not in another.
- And even if they keep the world guessing, ambiguities are often put to work in dealing with sensitive matters.
- The story is largely a wasted opportunity to elicit clarifications of ambiguities and contradictions.
- The potential for ambiguity aside, this was an offer that couldn't be refused.
- Nowhere was this ambiguity more apparent than concerning the question of sovereignty.
- It is true that there is some ambiguity in the clauses in question, as submitted by Mr. Jones.
Synonyms ambivalence, equivocation obscurity, vagueness, abstruseness, doubtfulness, uncertainty puzzle, enigma archaic equivocacy rare dubiety (ambiguities), doublespeak, double-talk
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French ambiguite or Latin ambiguitas, from ambiguus 'doubtful' (see ambiguous). Rhymesacuity, annuity, assiduity, congruity, contiguity, continuity, exiguity, fatuity, fortuity, gratuity, ingenuity, perpetuity, perspicuity, promiscuity, suety, superfluity, tenuity, vacuity Definition of ambiguity in US English: ambiguitynounˌæmbəˈɡjuwədiˌambəˈɡyo͞owədē The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness. we can detect no ambiguity in this section of the Act 法案的这个部分我们没有发觉有含糊不清的地方。 ambiguities in such questions are potentially very dangerous 这种问题里模糊不清的地方有很大的潜在危险。 Example sentencesExamples - In my opinion, since there is no ambiguity or uncertainty, the application of this rule does not arise.
- And even if they keep the world guessing, ambiguities are often put to work in dealing with sensitive matters.
- I'm waiting to see the response from the guys about the specific details and ambiguities in the other parts of the stories.
- So any question of ambiguity is really dealt with in accordance with those ordinary principles.
- With Burtynsky the ambiguities are deeper, harder to disentangle.
- The term diaspora has come into vogue in the last decade because it captures the ambiguities of contemporary social belonging.
- Yet they maintain just enough ambiguity so that the audience is left still puzzling over the piece afterwards.
- It is sure to retain its ambiguity, its complexity, and its centrality in human life.
- And if the amendment is still in the drafting stages, why not modify it to avoid these ambiguities in the first place?
- The potential for ambiguity aside, this was an offer that couldn't be refused.
- The same person will tolerate ambiguity in one situation but not in another.
- It is true that there is some ambiguity in the clauses in question, as submitted by Mr. Jones.
- The most fundamental problem, she argues, hinges on ambiguities in Marx's definition of ideology itself.
- The result of giving the words their ordinary meaning is not absurd or unreasonable, nor is there ambiguity or obscurity.
- Uncertainty and ambiguity are as present in science as they are in most things.
- This impact derives from its subtlety, ambiguity and non-literal nature.
- There's very little ambiguity to the whole thing; it's all spelled out right there.
- Nowhere was this ambiguity more apparent than concerning the question of sovereignty.
- Even if they do, I think it's going to miss all the ambiguities in something that might not necessarily conform to a radical agenda.
- The story is largely a wasted opportunity to elicit clarifications of ambiguities and contradictions.
Synonyms ambivalence, equivocation
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French ambiguite or Latin ambiguitas, from ambiguus ‘doubtful’ (see ambiguous). |