英语词汇ambiguity的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	ambiguity
词源	ambiguity n. c. 1400, "uncertainty, doubt, indecision, hesitation," from Old French ambiguite and directly from Latin ambiguitatem (nominative ambiguitas) "double meaning, equivocalness, double sense," noun of state from ambiguus "having double meaning, doubtful" (see ambiguous). The meaning "obscurity in description" is from early 15c. Entries linking to ambiguity ambiguous adj. "of doubtful or uncertain nature, open to various interpretations," 1520s, from Latin ambiguus "having double meaning, shifting, changeable, doubtful," an adjective derived from ambigere "to dispute about, contend, debate," literally "to wander, go about, go around," figuratively "hesitate, waver, be in doubt," from ambi- "about" (from PIE root ambhi- "around") + agere "drive, lead, act" (from PIE root ag- "to drive, draw out or forth, move"). The English word is first attested in Sir Thomas More (1528); related ambiguity dates to c. 1400. Related: Ambiguously; ambiguousness. updated on September 18, 2022
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ambiguity n.