ambiguity

ambiguità

Caratteristica di avere più significati possibili o di non essere chiaro.

In inglese semplice: The quality of having more than one possible meaning or being unclear.

• Clear instructions prevent ambiguity.
• His answer left room for ambiguity.
• The poem gains power from its ambiguity.

Come si usa: ambiguity about something (There is still ambiguity about who owns the land.)

Sinonimi: uncertainty, vagueness

Contrari: clarity

Espressioni comuni: avoid ambiguity, without ambiguity, ambiguity about something

ambiguità

Parola o frase che si può interpretare in più modi.

In inglese semplice: A word or statement that can be understood in more than one way.

• This sentence contains an ambiguity.
• We found several ambiguities in the contract.
• Can you remove this ambiguity from the instructions?

Come si usa: ambiguity in something (There is an ambiguity in the final sentence.)

Espressioni comuni: an ambiguity, resolve an ambiguity, ambiguity in something