Word · Frequency #11150
ambivalent
矛盾的；犹豫不决的；模棱两可的
核心释义
uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow; having conflicting feelings or attitudes.
- 1.
同时体验或表达对立或矛盾的情感、信念、动机或意义。
Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, motivations, or meanings.
- 2.
交替持有或表达一种意见或感受,然后又是相反的。
Alternately being or having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.
同时体验或表达对立或矛盾的情感、信念、动机或意义。；交替持有或表达一种意见或感受,然后又是相反的。；矛盾的；模棱两可的；[医] 矛盾情绪的
用法In use
She felt ambivalent about accepting the job offer, since it meant moving to another city.
用法提示：这里用形容词ambivalent描述她对两个选择同时怀有相反感受的心理状态。
He is ambivalent toward the new policy, agreeing with its goals but disliking the costs.
用法提示：ambivalent作表语形容词，后接toward引出对某事物既肯定又否定的态度。
Many students are ambivalent about returning to campus after months of online classes.
用法提示：be ambivalent about表示对某事犹豫不决、心绪矛盾，句中作系表结构。
be ambivalent about sth
about 后接事物或话题，表示对其有矛盾心理。
She felt ambivalent about the job offer.
她对这份工作邀约感到矛盾。
be ambivalent about doing sth
后接动名词，表示对做某事拿不定主意。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- feel ambivalent about
- 对…感到矛盾
- I feel ambivalent about moving to a new city.我对搬到一个新城市感到矛盾。
- ambivalent attitude
- 矛盾的态度
- She has an ambivalent attitude toward her job.她对工作持矛盾的态度。
- ambivalent feelings
- 矛盾的情绪
- He had ambivalent feelings about his father's decision.他对父亲的决定怀有矛盾的情绪。
- remain ambivalent
- 仍然矛盾
- The public remains ambivalent about the new policy.公众对新政策仍持矛盾态度。
- ambivalent relationship
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象两股一样强的力（ambi=两，valent=力）同时向两边拉你，于是又矛盾又犹豫。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：academic essays、news reporting、everyday conversation ambivalent 多用于书面或较正式的表达，如学术讨论、新闻报道等；日常口语中虽然也会听到，但更口语化的说法通常是 conflicted 或 unsure。它常表示对某事同时怀有相反感受、难以做出选择。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes exactly with /æmˈbivələnt/. Equivalent, bivalent, and prevalent share the written ending -valent but have different stressed vowels (/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/, /baɪˈveɪlənt/, /ˈprɛvələnt/). Salient and valiant only resemble the spelling and sound different.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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