ambivalence
英 [?m'b?v(?)l(?)ns; ?m'b?v?l(?)ns; ?m'b?v?l?ns]
美 [?m'b?v?l?ns]
助記提示
1、ambi- "both" + val- + -ence.
2、字面含義：that have both strength or feelings at the same time.
英文詞源
- ambivalence (n.)
- "simultaneous conflicting feelings," 1924 (1912 as ambivalency), from German Ambivalenz, coined 1910 by Swiss psychologist Eugen Bleuler (1857-1939) on model of German Equivalenz "equivalence," etc., from Latin ambi- "both" (see ambi-) + valentia "strength," from present participle of valere "be strong" (see valiant). A psychological term that by 1929 had taken on a broader literary and general sense.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The document expressed some ambivalence over the doctrine of predestination.
- 這份文獻(xiàn)顯示出對(duì)宿命論的某些矛盾觀點(diǎn).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. She viewed her daughter's education with ambivalence.
- 她看待女兒的教育問(wèn)題態(tài)度矛盾.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. She felt a certain ambivalence towards him.
- 她對(duì)他的態(tài)度有些矛盾.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. I've never lied about my feelings, including my ambivalence about getting married again.
- 對(duì)于自己的感情，我從來(lái)不說(shuō)謊，包括我對(duì)于再婚游移不定的態(tài)度。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. Subsequent cases display similar ambivalence about the FDA's use of summary judgment.
- 隨后的案件對(duì)食品和藥物管理局利用即決審判的作法表示了相同的矛盾心理.
來(lái)自英漢非文學(xué) - 行政法