| 单词 | 含混 |
| 释义 | 〔deceptively〕There appears to be a great deal of confusion about the sense ofdeceptively when it is used to modify an adjective. Does the sentenceThe proof is deceptively simple mean that the proof is simpler or more difficult than it appears?The Usage Panel was asked to choose among paraphrases for the sentenceThe pool is deceptively shallow: 50 percent said that it means "The pool is shallower than it appears";32 percent said that it means "The pool is deeper than it appears";and 18 percent found it ambiguous.Thus the writer who used such a sentence in a warning notice could expect that at least half the public would either misinterpret the messageor would be uncertain as to which sense was intended.Where the context does not make the meaning clear,a substitute should be used,asThe pool is shallower than it looks or The proof is simple, despite appearances. 当用deceptively 修饰一形容词时，该词的意思似乎大有令人困惑之处。 The proof is deceptively simple 一句中，是比它看起来更容易的意思呢， 还是比它看起来更难的意思呢?有人曾要求用法专题使用小组的成员对The pool is deceptively shallow 一句的释义进行选择， 百分之五十的成员认为该句意为：“池塘看起来很浅”；百分之三十二的成员认为该句意为：“池塘看起很深”；而百分之十八的成员则认为该句意义含混模糊。因此，把这句话写在警告牌上的作者可能会发现至少有一半的公众不是误解这则信息，就是不能确定这句话的意图究竟是什么。在上下文不能使意义明了的地方，应该换一种表达方式，如这个池塘比它看起来要浅 或 证明很简单，尽管看起来有些难 〔lisp〕"The carpenter['s] . . . plane whistles its wild ascending lisp" (Walt Whitman)“木匠［的］ …刨子发出狂野而含混的呼啸声” (沃尔特·惠特曼)〔gabble〕To make rapid, low muttering or quacking sounds, as a goose or duck.发出嘎嘎声：如鹅或鸭等发出急促、低沉含混的声音或嘎嘎声〔gabble〕To utter rapidly or incoherently.急促或含混地说〔thick〕Producing indistinctly articulated sounds:含混的：产生不清楚表达的声音的：〔gabble〕To speak rapidly or incoherently; jabber.急促不清地说话：急促而含混地说话；急促而不清地说话〔patter〕To mumble prayers in a mechanical manner.念经，祷告：机械含混地诵读祈祷文〔decipher〕To read or interpret (ambiguous, obscure, or illegible matter).See Synonyms at solve 解读：解读（含混、难以理解或无法辨认的东西） 参见 solve |
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