C1 adjective Medium to formal. Suitable for everyday conversation, but also common in academic or psychological discourse.

ambivalent

/am.biˈva.lɛnt/

例句

1

Hun følte seg ambivalent overfor jobbtilbudet.

She felt ambivalent about the job offer.

2

Mange nordmenn er ambivalente til vinteren; de elsker ski, men hater kulden.

Many Norwegians are ambivalent about winter; they love skiing, but hate the cold.

3

Foreldrene var ambivalente med tanke på barnas flytting til utlandet.

The parents were ambivalent about their children moving abroad.

4

Han hadde ambivalente følelser for endringene i selskapet.

He had ambivalent feelings about the changes in the company.

5

En ambivalent holdning kan gjøre det vanskelig å ta avgjørelser.

An ambivalent attitude can make it difficult to make decisions.

常见搭配

føle seg ambivalent (feel ambivalent)
ambivalent holdning (ambivalent attitude)
ambivalente følelser (ambivalent feelings)

如何使用

Often followed by prepositions like 'overfor' (towards), 'til' (to/about), or 'med tanke på' (with regard to). It describes a state of mind rather than a definitive decision.

常见错误
  • Confusing it with indifference or apathy. Ambivalence implies conflicting strong feelings, not a lack of feeling.
  • Using it to mean 'uncertain' when there are no conflicting emotions involved.

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词源

Derived from German 'ambivalent' (coined by psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler in 1910), from Latin 'ambi-' (both) + 'valens' (strong, having power). In Norwegian, it retains this core meaning.

文化背景

The concept of ambivalence is universal, and in Norwegian culture, which values thoughtfulness, expressing ambivalence can be seen as a sign of careful consideration rather than indecisiveness, depending on the context.

记忆技巧

Think of 'Ambi-' as 'Amphibian' – animals that live in both water and land. 'Ambivalent' means having feelings for 'both' sides of an issue.

常见问题

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Yes, 'ambivalent' is a fairly common and widely understood word in Norwegian, especially in more formal or psychological contexts.

While most often used for people's feelings, it can also describe situations or concepts that have conflicting aspects, like 'an ambivalent policy' (en ambivalent politikk).

While similar, 'ambivalent' specifically implies having *both positive and negative* feelings simultaneously, whereas 'uncertain' simply means not knowing what to do or think, without necessarily implying conflicting emotions.

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