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ambivalent

/am-biv-uh-luhnt/US // æmˈbɪv ə lənt //

矛盾的,矛盾,矛盾重重,多变量

Related Words

uncertain不明确,不确定,不明确的,不明朗equivocal模棱两可的,暧昧的,暧昧不明,暧昧不清hesitant犹豫不决,犹豫不决的,趦趄嗫嚅,迟疑不决doubtful怀疑,疑问,令人怀疑的,怀疑的contradictory矛盾的,互相矛盾的,矛盾,矛盾的是undecided未定,未决定,未决定的,未确定mixed混合的,混合,混合型,混杂的unsure不确定,不确定的,不放心,没有把握clashing冲突,冲撞,碰撞,冲突的debatable有待商榷,值得商榷,值得商榷的是,值得商榷的inconclusive不确定,不确定的,不确定因素,不定论irresolute犹豫不决,犹豫不决的,犹豫不决的人,优柔寡断opposed对立的,反对的,被反对的,反对的是unresolved未解决的,尚未解决的,未解决的问题,尚未解决的问题vacillating摇摆不定,徘徊不前,摇摆不定的,徘徊不定warring交战,战斗,战乱,交战的wavering摇摆不定,摇摆不定的,飘忽不定,犹豫不决fluctuating波动的,波动,起伏不定的,波动不定的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having mixed feelings about someone or something; being unable to choose between two courses of action: The whole family was ambivalent about the move to the suburbs.She is regarded as a morally ambivalent character in the play.
    • : Psychology. of or relating to the coexistence within an individual of positive and negative feelings toward the same person, object, or action, simultaneously drawing him or her in opposite directions.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.conflicting
Synonyms
contradictory矛盾的,互相矛盾的,矛盾,矛盾的是doubtful怀疑,疑问,令人怀疑的,怀疑的equivocal模棱两可的,暧昧的,暧昧不明,暧昧不清hesitant犹豫不决,犹豫不决的,趦趄嗫嚅,迟疑不决mixed混合的,混合,混合型,混杂的uncertain不明确,不确定,不明确的,不明朗undecided未定,未决定,未决定的,未确定unsure不确定,不确定的,不放心,没有把握clashing冲突,冲撞,碰撞,冲突的debatable有待商榷,值得商榷,值得商榷的是,值得商榷的fluctuating波动的,波动,起伏不定的,波动不定的inconclusive不确定,不确定的,不确定因素,不定论irresolute犹豫不决,犹豫不决的,犹豫不决的人,优柔寡断opposed对立的,反对的,被反对的,反对的是unresolved未解决的,尚未解决的,未解决的问题,尚未解决的问题vacillating摇摆不定,徘徊不前,摇摆不定的,徘徊不定warring交战,战斗,战乱,交战的wavering摇摆不定,摇摆不定的,飘忽不定,犹豫不决

Examples

  • That’s when the anxious attachment style or ambivalent attachment style is created.

  • Some people took extreme positions but most had ambivalent feelings.

  • Again, the United States remained ambivalent, despite playing a role in spearheading the United Nations.

  • Will Douglas Heaven shows off a sample of GPT-3’s clever writing and explains why some are ambivalent about its achievements.

  • TikTok’s tortilla trend is basically a quesadilla — with extra fun folded inI’m ambivalent about these, but that’s because I generally dislike the concept of snack mixes and mixed-nut blends.

  • Sometimes she sees clients who are ambivalent about their kink identities.

  • What makes Noah mildly ambivalent, yet cautiously optimistic?

  • True to form, Palmer is ambivalent about Weaver, with whom he does commercials and TV commentary.

  • Today, many Californians feel ambivalent about illegal immigration.

  • On some level, Brecht meant for Mother Courage to be an ambivalent figure—he called her “a great living contradiction.”

  • Let us recall that in our earlier discussion we took note of the ambivalent character of love.

  • But I have to ask if the feelings and instincts are really ambivalent?

  • Let us suppose the subject has ambivalent feelings toward his father.

  • I mean that the relation is really ambivalent, that is, it is composed of conflicting feelings of tenderness and hostility.

  • Thus we find again that taboo has grown out of the soil of an ambivalent emotional attitude.

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