[N-VAR 可变名词]含糊不清；不明确；模棱两可 If you say that there is ambiguity in something, you mean that it is unclear or confusing, or it can be understood in more than one way.
There is considerable ambiguity about what this part of the agreement actually means.
协议这一部分的真正含义很不明确。
...the ambiguities of language.
语言的模棱两可
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[N-VAR 可变名词]暧昧；不协调 If you say that there is an ambiguity in a situation or in someone's character, you mean that it contains several different qualities or attitudes which do not fit well together.
The author's style suggests a certain ambiguity in his moral view.
该作家的风格表明其道德观有点暧昧不明。
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am·bi·gu·ityAWL/ˌæmbɪˈɡjuːəti; NAmEˌæmbɪˈɡjuːəti/noun(pluralam·bi·gu·ities)1[uncountable ]the state of having more than one possible meaning 歧义；一语多义◆Write clear definitions in order to avoid ambiguity.释义要写清楚以免产生歧义。2[countable ]a word or statement that can be understood in more than one way 模棱两可的词；含混不清的语句◆There were several inconsistencies and ambiguities in her speech.她的发言有几处前后不一致和含混不清。3[uncountable , countable ]the state of being difficult to understand or explain because of involving many different aspects 模棱两可；不明确◆You must understand the ambiguity of my position.你必须理解我处的位置不明确。ambiguityambiguitiesam·bi·gu·ity/ˌæmbɪˈɡjuːəti; NAmEˌæmbɪˈɡjuːəti/
the state of being unclear, confusing, or not certain, or things that produce this effectambiguity in There was an element of ambiguity in the president’s reply. legal ambiguities
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