어원, ambi-; amphi-= both; around
ambivert n. 양향성성격자 (Most people are ambiverts. *vert-= turn)
ambiguous a. 애매모호한 (try to get rid of ambiguous meanings)
early 16th century (in the sense ‘indistinct, obscure’): from Latin ambiguus ‘doubtful’ (from ambigere ‘waver, go around’, from ambi- ‘both ways’ + agere ‘to drive’) + -ous.
Similar:
equivocal
ambivalent
open to debate
open to argument
arguable
debatable
Delphic
cryptic
enigmatic
gnomic
paradoxical
misleading
obscure
unclear
vague
abstruse
puzzling
perplexing
riddling
doubtful
dubious
uncertain
double-edged
backhanded
Opposite:
unambiguous
clear
ambivalent a. 양면적인 (She was ambivalent herself at his proposal. cf. value)
ambidextrous a. 양손을 잘 쓰는 (an ambidextrous baseball player *dexter-= right hand cf. dextrous 능숙한)
ambience n. 주변; 분위기 (enjoy the liberal ambience of the college)
amphibian n. 양서류 (A frog falls into an amphibian.)
amphitheater n. 원형 경기장; 원형 극장 (a Roman amphitheater)
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