ambivalence
英 [æm'bɪv(ə)l(ə)ns; æm'bɪvəl(ə)ns; æm'bɪvələns]
美 [æm'bɪvələns]
助記提示
1、ambi- "both" + val- + -ence.
2、字麵含義：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.
雙語例句
- 1. The document expressed some ambivalence over the doctrine of predestination.
- 這份文獻顯示出對宿命論的某些矛盾觀點.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. She viewed her daughter's education with ambivalence.
- 她看待女兒的教育問題態度矛盾.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. She felt a certain ambivalence towards him.
- 她對他的態度有些矛盾.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. I've never lied about my feelings, including my ambivalence about getting married again.
- 對於自己的感情，我從來不說謊，包括我對於再婚遊移不定的態度。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Subsequent cases display similar ambivalence about the FDA's use of summary judgment.
- 隨後的案件對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.
來自英漢非文學 - 行政法