ambivalence
UK/æm'bɪv(ə)l(ə)ns/US/æm'bivәlәns/
TOEFLGREC2
释义
n.
The state of having mixed or contradictory feelings about something
矛盾情绪;好恶交织
词根拆分
词根派生ambivalent两个,周围
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-ence强壮,价值
=ambivalence
ambivalent 的名词:同时持有两种强烈相反情感的张力。
常用搭配
- 1.feel ambivalence感到矛盾
- 2.express ambivalence表达矛盾
- 3.deep ambivalence深深的矛盾
- 4.ambivalence about对……的矛盾
例句
- 1.
He spoke of his ambivalence about returning home.
他谈到自己对返乡的矛盾心情。
- 2.
There is deep ambivalence in society about the new law.
社会对这部新法律存在深深的矛盾态度。