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amphibology n. 模棱两可的言辞,暧昧的词句 模棱两可的言辞,暧昧的词句 amphibology n 1: an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes [synonym: {amphibology}, {amphiboly}] Amphibology \Am`phi*bol"o*gy\ ([a^]m`f[i^]*b[-o]l"[-o]*j[y^]),
n.; pl. {Amphibologies} (-j[i^]z). [L. amphibologia, for amphibolia, fr. Gr. 'amfiboli`a, with the ending -logia as if fr. Gr. 'amfi`bolos ambiguous lo`gos speech: cf. F. amphibologie. See {Amphiboly}.] A phrase, discourse, or proposition, susceptible of two interpretations; and hence, of uncertain meaning. It differs from equivocation, which arises from the twofold sense of a single term. [1913 Webster]
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