ambiguousの意味・使い方・発音

ambiguous

英 [æm'bɪgjʊəs] 美 [æm'bɪɡjuəs]

ambiguous: ambiguous: [16] Ambiguous carries the etymological notion of ‘wandering around uncertainly’. It comes ultimately from the Latin compound verb ambigere, which was formed from the prefix ambi- (as in AMBIDEXTROUS) and the verb agere ‘drive, lead’ (a prodigious source of English words, including act and agent). From the verb was derived the adjective ambiguus, which was borrowed directly into English. The first to use it seems to have been Sir Thomas More: ‘if it were now doubtful and ambiguous whether the church of Christ were in the right rule of doctrine or not’ A dialogue concerning heresies 1528.
=> act, agent
ambiguous (adj.): 1520s, from Latin ambiguus "having double meaning, shifting, changeable, doubtful," adjective derived from ambigere "to dispute about," literally "to wander," from ambi- "about" (see ambi-) + agere "drive, lead, act" (see act). Sir Thomas More (1528) seems to have first used it in English, but ambiguity dates back to c. 1400. Related: Ambiguously; ambiguousness.

1. The manifesto is long-winded，repetitious and often ambiguous or poorly drafted.: この声明は冗長で複雑で、多所に曖昧さや文章の拙劣さが存在する。

2.This agreement is very ambiguous and open to various interpretations.: このプロトコルは非常に曖昧で、複数の解釈が可能です。

3.However，the evidence is thin and，to some extent， ambiguous .: しかし、この証拠は納得できず、曖昧である。

4.Students have ambiguous feelings about their role in the world.: 学生たちはこの世界での自分の役割について漠然とした認識を持っていない。

5.The Foreign Secretary 's remarks clarify an ambiguous statement issued earlier this week.: 外相の話今週早い時期に発表された曖昧な声明について明らかにした。