ambiguity /ˌæmbiˈɡju:iti/ n. [u] & [c] 意义不明确，含糊；模棱两可：To remove any ambiguity we have to acquire more accurate information. 为了消除含糊不清，我们必须取得更加精确的情报。The document has been carefully written to avoid ambiguity.文件写得很仔细，以免造成歧义。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。
ambiguous /æｍˈbiɡjuəs/ adj. 含糊不清的，引起歧义的，模棱两可的：an ambiguous position 不确定的地位；an ambiguous reply 模棱两可的回答；one’s ambiguous directions某人含糊不清的指点［考句］The directions were so ambitious that it was impossible to complete the assignment.指令不明确，无法完成这项任务。［考句］ Fortune-tellers are good at making ambitious statements such as “Your sorrows will change”.算命先生善于说些摸棱两可的话，比如“你的悲伤将会改变”。
