ambiguous

单词辨析:

uncertain ambiguous arguable equivocal indefinite vague 【导航词义:不确定的】
uncertain adj. 不确定的;难预料的
〔辨析〕

指人对某事没有把握的,此时通常作表语;也指某事不明确的。

〔例证〕

I am uncertain when he will come.

我不清楚他什么时候来。

He was uncertain about whether to buy the jacket.

他拿不定主意要不要买那件夹克。

It is uncertain whether she will win first place.

她是否会取得第一名还不太清楚。

His uncertain temper made him have few friends.

他的脾气令人捉摸不透,因而没什么朋友。

ambiguous adj. 模棱两可的,不明确的
〔辨析〕

尤指可以理解为两种或更多意思,因而含糊不清、不明确的。

〔例证〕

The minister's answer was highly ambiguous.

该部长的回答十分模棱两可。

Her role in the incident was ambiguous.

她在那次事件中的角色并不明确。

arguable adj. 无把握的,有疑问的
〔辨析〕

指不确定某事是否为真实的或准确的。

〔例证〕

Whether or not he can be elected (as) mayor is arguable.

他是否能被选为市长有待商榷。

It is arguable whether the meeting should have been delayed.

这个会议原本是否应该推迟还是个问题。

equivocal adj. 模棱两可的,含糊的
〔辨析〕

指所给的信息、意见、答复等故意含糊其词的。

〔例证〕

He was rather equivocal about his working experiences.

他谈到他的工作经历时有点含糊其词。

The answers given by the minister were always equivocal.

那位部长的回答总是模棱两可。

indefinite adj. 模糊不清的,不明确的
〔辨析〕

指不确定的、不清楚的或没有明确定义或限定的。

〔例证〕

an indefinite number of people

不确定的人数

These terminologies are so indefinite that they are confusing.

这些专门用语很不明确,令人费解。

vague adj. 含糊的,不清楚的,不明确的
〔辨析〕

指提供的信息不够详细或表达的意思不够明确的,也指记忆等不清晰的。

〔例证〕

The mayor gave only a vague outline of his employment plan.

市长只是含糊地大致说了一下他的劳动力就业计划。

The two students were vague about why they had been late.

对于为什么迟到,这两名学生含糊其词。

He had a vague recollection that he had put the key in the drawer.

他隐约记得自己把钥匙放在抽屉里了。

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Another issue is that natural language is often very ambiguous.

另一个问题是自然语言常常非常不明确。

His reply to my question was somewhat ambiguous.

他对我问题的回答有些含糊。

The Foreign Secretary's remarks clarify an ambiguous statement issued earlier this week.

外交大臣的话对本周较早时候发表的一份模棱两可的声明作出了澄清。

One primary cause of failures is incomplete, vague, or ambiguous requirements.

失败的一个主要原因是不完整的、含糊的或不明确的需求。

Were you frightened by the initial ambiguous threats that North Korea made?

北朝鲜一开始做出了模糊的威胁,你们害怕了吗?

Students have ambiguous feelings about their role in the world.

学生们对于自己在这个世界上的角色认识模糊不清。