[りょうぎ, ryougi] (n, adj-no) double meaning; two meanings; amphibolous[Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Amphibolous \Am*phib"o*lous\, a. [L. amphibolus, Gr. ? thrown
about, doubtful. See {Amphibole}.]
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1. Ambiguous; doubtful. [Obs.]
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Never was there such an amphibolous quarrel -- both
parties declaring themselves for the king. --Howell.
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2. (Logic) Capable of two meanings.
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An amphibolous sentence is one that is capable of
two meanings, not from the double sense of any of
the words, but from its admitting of a double
construction; e. g., "The duke yet lives that Henry
shall depose." --Whately.
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แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
