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词汇方面的歧义现象多数是由一词多义引起的。一般可以通过上下文的意思得以解决。在没有上下文或上下文意思不明显的情况下,为了避免歧义就必须改变其说法。1.as当连词用,既可以表示时间(=while),也可以表示原因(=since)例如:①I met John as/while/when lwas coming here. ①As/Since I can’t speakFrench, I lost my way. 由于as这一双重功能,有时可能产生歧义:As he was standing near the door,he could hear the conversation in the kitchen.这个句子可以理解为两种意思:①While he was standing near the door he
The ambiguity in vocabulary is mostly caused by polysemy. It can generally be resolved by the meaning of the context. In the absence of context or the meaning of the context is not obvious, in order to avoid ambiguity must change its statement. 1.as When a conjunction is used, it can be either time (=while) or reason (=since). Example: 1I met John as/while/when lwas coming here. 1As/Since I can’t speakFrench, I lost my Way. Because of this dual function, it may sometimes be ambiguous: As he was standing near the door, he could hear the conversation in the kitchen. The sentence can be understood as two meanings: 1While he was standing near the door he