ambiguous
adjective uk/æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/ us/æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/
C2 含糊不清的;引起歧义的,模棱两可的;不明确的
having or expressing more than one possible meaning, sometimes intentionally
His reply to my question was somewhat ambiguous. 他对我的提问回答得有些含糊不清。
The wording of the agreement is ambiguous. 该协议的措词模棱两可。
The government has been ambiguous on this issue. 在此问题上政府立场一直不明确。
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- The contract is phrased in a rather ambiguous way.
- His attitude to environmental issues was sometimes quite ambiguous.
- Legal experts claim that the law on this matter is ambiguous, and that the way the company interpreted it was reasonable.
- What do you think the title really means? It's rather ambiguous, isn't it?
- If you don't use the correct grammar the meaning can be a bit ambiguous and lead to confusion.