ambiguous學測 L4KK [æˈmbɪgjuəs] ｜ /æˈmbɪgjuəs/
模稜兩可的；含糊的·曖昧不明的；難以看清的·故意模糊的；閃避的
學測閱讀常見字，常見於議論或說明文
Her answer was ambiguous, so we couldn't tell if she agreed or not.
她的回答模稜兩可，我們無法確定她是否同意。
一個畫面：鴨兔錯視圖
鴨兔圖同一張圖，看成鴨也看成兔
眼神游移視線在兩種解讀間來回移動
看不真切線條模糊，分不清形狀
義項
話語兩解C1adjective模稜兩可的；含糊的
His answer was ambiguous, so no one knew what he meant.
他的回答模稜兩可，沒有人知道他的意思。
an ambiguous statementan ambiguous answer
圖像難辨C1adjective曖昧不明的；難以看清的
The sign was ambiguous, so the driver went the wrong way.
那個標誌意義不明，所以司機開錯了路。
an ambiguous imagean ambiguous picture
閃避不答C1adjective故意模糊的；閃避的
The teacher's answer was still ambiguous, even after we asked again.
老師的答案依然模稜兩可，即使我們又問了一次。
an ambiguous responsean ambiguous reply
片語
ambiguous ending結局留白 →故事結局不明確
morally ambiguous善惡難分 →道德上難以判定對錯
deliberately ambiguous故意模糊 →刻意說得不清楚
ambiguous relationship關係曖昧 →感情關係模糊不清
你會不會這樣說？
His feelings about the trip were ___ — he wanted to go but also felt nervous. (ambiguous / ambivalent)
看答案
ambivalent
ambivalent 指心情矛盾，ambiguous 指語意不清。
'The teacher's answer was still ambiguous, even after we asked again.' 這句最符合哪個意思？(A) 故意模糊、閃避 (B) 完全聽不懂 (C) 態度堅定明確
看答案
(A)
答案未給明確說法，呼應「故意模糊的；閃避的」義項。
字族
ambiguity 含糊；不明確・ambiguously 模稜兩可地