前缀 ambi-,amphi-

词缀前缀

汉：ambi来源于拉丁语ambio,意为"around,both"。在元音字母前，字母i脱落，变成amb。从希腊语派生出来的前缀amphi含有相同的含义。
英：
ambi-
word-forming element meaning "both, on both sides," from Latin ambi- "around, round about," from PIE *ambhi "around" (cf. Greek amphi "round about," Sanskrit abhitah "on both sides," Avestan aibi, Old English ymbe, German um, Gaulish ambi-, Old Irish imb- "round about, about," Old Church Slavonic oba, Lithuanian abu "both"). The PIE root probably is an ablative plural of *ant-bhi "from both sides," from *ant- "front, forehead" (see ante).
amphi-
before a vowel amph-, word-forming element from Greek amphi- "both, of both kinds, on both sides, around," comb. form of amphi "round about, around;" cognate with Latin ambi- (see ambi-).

1.ambiguity
n.state of being obscure;expression,etc.that can have more than one meaning不明确，模糊；歧义，模模棱两可的表达 *amb<ambi(=around),ig(=drive)
例句：Mr.potter will visit and hopefully clear up any ambiguites in the contract.普特先生将会来访，希望能够阐明合同上所有不明确的内容。
2.ambition
n.strong desire to be or to do something 野心,雄心（走来走去） *amb<ambi(=around),it(=go)
例句：They say ambition is the engine of success.人们说雄心壮志是成功的动力。
3.ambitious
adj.full of ambition;showing or needing ambition 野心勃勃的；雄心壮志的 *amb<ambi(=around),it(=go),-ous形容词后缀。
例句：When we first met ,Norman was an ambitious young scientist fresh out of graduate school.我们第一次见面时，诺曼刚从研究生院毕业，是一个充满雄心壮志的年轻科学家。
4.ambivalence
n.the state of having either or both of two contrary or similar values,meanings ,etc.对两种相反或相似的价值观、意义等持矛盾的态度 *ambi(=both),val(=worth,strength)
例句：The president's ambivalence on welfare reform was causing great confusion in congress.总统对福利改革的模糊态度在议会中引起了很大的的骚动。
5.ambivert
n.person who has elements of both introversion and extroversion 中向性格者 *ambi(=both),vert(=turn)
例句：Johnny Carson describes himself as an ambivert;On television,he's very outgoing,but in person he is quite shy.约翰尼.卡林把自己描绘成中向性格者；在电视上，他是外向型的；但在个人生活中，他是相当害羞的人。
6.amphibian
n.animal able to live both on land and in water;flat-bottomed vehicle able to move in water and land 两栖类；水陆两用车 *amphi(=both),bl(o)(life)
例句：She focused her studies in animal biology on amphibians.她把对动物学的研究重点放在两栖动物研究上。
7.amphora
n. two-handled jar,used in ancient Greece and Rome for holding wine oil 双耳细颈椭圆土罐 *am<amphi(=both),phor(=carry)
例句：Even today archaeologists are finding remarkable amphora from that period.甚至在今天，那个时代的双耳细颈椭圆土罐仍在被考古学家不断发掘出来。