ambiguously
曖昧に
解説 Definition
複数の解釈が可能な、はっきりしない曖昧な方法や態度で。
Ambiguously means in a way that is not clear and can be understood in more than one way. It is often used to describe language, behavior, or situations that leave doubt. This word usually suggests that the meaning is uncertain or not fully stated.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
ambiguous（曖昧な）に -ly が付いた副詞だと押さえると覚えやすいです。まず ambiguous を単独で固め、その「曖昧な状態で」が ambiguously。clearly の反対側に置くと定着します。さらに ambi- を含む語は「両方・二方向」を連想すると、意味が一つに決まらず複数に読める感じがつかみやすいです。an ambiguously worded statement のように、文言・返答・態度がはっきりせず解釈が割れる場面でよく使います。vaguely も近いですが、ambiguously は「ぼんやり」より「複数の解釈が可能」という点が強めです。
Build it from `ambiguous` + `-ly`. If `clearly` means in one clear way, `ambiguously` suggests wording that can point in more than one direction. The part `ambi-` can help too, because it often carries the idea of two sides or more than one possible reading.
例文
The contract was ambiguously worded, leading to disputes between the two parties.
その契約は曖昧に記述されており、両当事者の間で紛争を招いた。
She smiled ambiguously, leaving everyone unsure of what she really meant.
彼女は曖昧に微笑み、皆に彼女の本当の意図がわからないままにした。
The law was ambiguously written, allowing for multiple interpretations.
その法律は曖昧に書かれており、複数の解釈が可能だった。
ambiguously の類義語・関連語
ambiguously の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ambiguously はラテン語 ambiguus「両方へ動く、どっちつかずの」に由来し、ambi-「両方」+ agere「動かす」が核です。ambiguous や ambiguousness と同根で、「意味が二方向へ揺れる」と捉えると、「曖昧に」という語感がきれいに見えてきます。
Ambiguously comes from Latin ambiguus, meaning something like "moving both ways" or "uncertain." It is built from ambi- "both" and a root from agere "to drive, move." The idea shifted from physical movement in two directions to meaning that can go in more than one direction, as in ambiguous.
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