| equivocal | adj (fml) 1. ambiguous, taksa: the minister gave an ~ answer, menteri itu memberikan jawapan yg taksa; an ~ statement, kenyataan yg taksa; 2. (questionable, dubious) menimbulkan /rasa sangsi, rasa curiga, keraguan/; (difficult to understand or interpret) sukar difahami: his ~ conduct increased our uneasiness, kelakuannya yg menimbulkan rasa sangsi itu membuat kami makin cemas; the government’s attitude to the problem has been ~, sikap kerajaan thdp masalah itu sukar difahami. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ambiguous | adj 1. admitting more than one interpretation, kabur, samar(-samar); (of word, phrase, etc) /kabur, samar(-samar)/ maknanya, taksa: an ~ answer, jawapan yg kabur; headlines are often ~, tajuk utama selalunya kabur maknanya; the phrase “Maniam and Rani’s cousin” is ~, frasa “sepupu Maniam dan Rani” bersifat taksa; 2. uncertain, tdk jelas; (of look, smile, etc) tdk jelas maknanya: his position in the firm’s hierarchy was rather ~, kedudukannya dlm hirarki firma itu agak tdk jelas; 3. difficult to classify, tdk jelas (+ approp n): a rock of ~ character, batu yg tdk jelas jenisnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ambiguity | n 1. state, quality of, a. (admitting more than one interpretation) kekaburan, kesamaran; (of word, phrase, etc) /kekaburan, kesamaran/ makna, ketaksaan: he took great care to avoid all ~, dia amat teliti supaya tdk berlaku kekaburan; the careless use of pronouns can result in ~, penggunaan kata ganti nama secara tdk teliti boleh menimbulkan kekaburan makna; b. (being uncertain) tdk jelas; (of look, smile, etc) tdk jelas maknanya: the ~ of his political stance became an issue in the campaign, pendirian politiknya yg tdk jelas menjadi isu dlm kempen itu; 2. ambiguous phrase, expression, etc, approp n + (yg) /kabur, samar(-samar)/ maknanya, taksa: a statement that is full of ambiguities, satu kenyataan yg penuh dgn ungkapan-ungkapan yg kabur maknanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |