amphibology

Английский Язык - Турецкий язык

Определение amphibology в Английский Язык Турецкий язык словарь

belirsizlik

bir cümlenin iki anlama gelmesi

belirsiz anlam

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение amphibology в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

Amphiboly

In Athens men learn'd to resolve a sophisticall argument, and to confound the imposture and amphibologie of words, captiously enterlaced together .

{n} a double speech, an ambiguity

an ambiguous grammatical construction; e g , `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes

A phrase, discourse, or proposition, susceptible of two interpretations; and hence, of uncertain meaning

`they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes

It differs from equivocation, which arises from the twofold sense of a single term

an ambiguous grammatical construction; e

{i} vagueness in a language; phrase or sentence which can be explained in many ways; ambiguous phrase or sentence (Grammar)

Расстановка переносов

am·phi·bo·lo·gy

Этимология

() From French amphibologie, from late Latin amphibologia, earlier amphibolia, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιβολία (“ambiguity”).