ambivalence
英 [æm'bɪv(ə)l(ə)ns; æm'bɪvəl(ə)ns; æm'bɪvələns]
美 [æm'bɪvələns]
ambivalence 助记提示
1、ambi- "both" + val- + -ence.
2、字面含义：that have both strength or feelings at the same time.
ambivalence 英文词源
- 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.
ambivalence 双语例句
1. The document expressed some ambivalence over the doctrine of predestination. 这份文献显示出对宿命论的某些矛盾观点. 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. She viewed her daughter's education with ambivalence.
- 她看待女儿的教育问题态度矛盾.
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- 3. She felt a certain ambivalence towards him.
- 她对他的态度有些矛盾.
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- 4. I've never lied about my feelings, including my ambivalence about getting married again.
- 对于自己的感情，我从来不说谎，包括我对于再婚游移不定的态度。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Subsequent cases display similar ambivalence about the FDA's use of summary judgment.
- 随后的案件对食品和药物管理局利用即决审判的作法表示了相同的矛盾心理.
来自英汉非文学 - 行政法