She felt ambivalent about the job offer.
她对工作机会有矛盾心情。
In the sentence “She felt ambivalent about the decision to move to a new city, torn between excitement and fear of the unknown,” which word is closest in meaning to ambivalent?
B — undecided. “ambivalent” means adj. having mixed feelings
She felt ______ about the move, excited yet also a little sad.
D — ambivalent. “ambivalent” means adj. having mixed feelings
ambivalent — adj. having mixed feelings. In Chinese: 矛盾的,摇摆的.
ambivalent is pronounced /æmˈbɪvələnt/. It breaks into 4 syllables: am · biv · a · lent.
She felt ambivalent about the job offer. (她对工作机会有矛盾心情。)
uncertain, conflicted — all close in meaning to ambivalent (adj. having mixed feelings).
Yes. ambivalent appears on the iSEE Vocab Middle list, which covers 672 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
ambi(two)+valent(value)