【ambivalence】 - A-level备考词汇

ambivalence

UK:  [æm'bɪvələns]

US:  [æm'bɪvələns]

n.

1.(对同一人、物、事的)矛盾心理(如又爱又憎)

2.矛盾;两重性

3.矛盾情绪

4.正反感情并存

5.两性化合能力

1 . Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next, she was confused by the ambivalence of her feelings.
她深陷于对她父母时爱时恨的矛盾心态中而感到困惑不堪。

2 . But now that its profile in the world is no longer that of heroic victim, their ambivalence has grown.
但是既然该国在全球的形象不再是英勇的受害者，他们的矛盾感也增多了。

3 . Harvard scholar once told me that today's China is best approached with ambivalence, and that seems about right to me.
哈佛大学的一位学者曾告诉我，今天的中国，最好以矛盾的眼光来看，我感觉赞同…

4 . A more recent survey by the German Marshall Fund found ambivalence about trade in Europe and the United States.
德国马歇尔基金会（GermanMarshallFund）最近的一项民调显示出欧美人对贸易的矛盾心态。

5 . Echoing Bonnie, Appelbaum said the Court's decision reflects society's ambivalence about the death penalty.
附和Bonnie的观点，Applbaum称法院的裁决反映了社会对于死刑的矛盾心理。