She felt ambivalent about the job offer.
她对工作机会有矛盾心情。
He was ambivalent about moving to a new city.
对于搬到一座新城市，他心情很矛盾。
Many readers feel ambivalent about the ending of the book.
许多读者对这本书的结局感受复杂。
She had an ambivalent attitude toward the new rules.
她对新规定的态度模棱两可。
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.
“ambivalent” means having mixed feelings. Examples: (1) She felt ambivalent about the job offer. (2) He was ambivalent about moving to a new city. (3) Many readers feel ambivalent about the ending of the book. (4) She had an ambivalent attitude toward the new rules.
uncertain, conflicted — all close in meaning to ambivalent (adj. having mixed feelings).
Yes. ambivalent appears on the iSEE Vocab Middle list, which covers nearly 700 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
ambi(two)+valent(value)