每日126英语单词（每日单词ambivalent）

每日126英语单词（每日单词ambivalent）ambivalent：If you say that someone is ambivalent about something they seem to be uncertain whether they really want it or whether they really approve of it. 基本释义 Not sure what to think about wearable gadgets? You're not alone. A recent Harris Interactive poll finds that many Americans areambivalent about items like smartwatches and smartglasses. Chalk it up to confusion over how devices like

ambivalent /æmˈbɪvələnt/

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外刊例句

Not sure what to think about wearable gadgets? You're not alone. A recent Harris Interactive poll finds that many Americans areambivalent about items like smartwatches and smartglasses. Chalk it up to confusion over how devices like Google Glass will fit into the average person's life.

是不是不确定该如何看待可穿戴的工具？其实不仅仅你是这样。最近的一项哈里斯交互式民意测验发现，许多美国人对于像智能手表和智能眼镜这样的产品，持有一种矛盾的心理。他们很困惑像谷歌智能眼镜这样的设备将怎样融入普通人的生活。

——《科学美国人》

基本释义

ambivalent：If you say that someone is ambivalent about something they seem to be uncertain whether they really want it or whether they really approve of it.

adj. 矛盾的

追根溯源

单词ambivalent里的词根val来自拉丁语valere，表示“价值”，所以，在英语里包含val的单词，多与此相关。例如：

value /ˈvæljuː/ n. 价值

devalue /ˌdiːˈvæljuː/ v. 贬值

invaluable /ɪnˈvæljuəbl/ adj. 无价的；贵重的

equivalent /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/ adj. 等价的；相等的

前缀ambi表示两个，ent是形容词后缀，所以，ambi val ent=有两种价值的，难以取舍→矛盾的