These adjectives mean lacking clarity of meaning.
這些形容詞都有意思不清楚的含義.
1.Ambiguous indicates the presence of two or more possible meanings:
Ambiguous 表示存在著兩個或兩個以上的可能的含義：
Frustrated by ambiguous instructions,the parents were never able to assemble the new toy.Something
這對父母沮喪於含糊不清的說明,因為根本不可能把新玩具組裝好.
2.equivocal is unclear or misleading,sometimes as a result of a deliberate effort to avoid exposure of one's position:
equivocal 是指不清楚或容易引起誤解,有時是為了故意避免暴露某人的位置：
“The polling had a complex and equivocal message for potential female candidates at all levels” (David S.Broder).
“民意測驗對各階層潛在的女性候選人的態度復雜而又模糊” （大衛·S.布羅德）.
3.Obscure implies that meaning is hidden,either from lack of clarity of expression or from inherent difficulty of comprehension:
Obscure 表示意思隱含,或者是因為表達不清楚,或者因為話本身就難以理
Those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure and too complex.
那些不喜歡卡夫卡作品的人說他的風格晦澀並且過於復雜.
4.abstruse connote the erudite obscurity of the scholar:
abstruse 表示因學者的博學而產生的晦澀：
“some recondite problem in historiography” (Walter Laqueur).
“歷史編纂中的壹些深奧的問題” （沃爾特·拉克爾）.
The professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them.What is
這個教授的課如此深奧以致於學生們常常逃課.
5.vague is unclear because it is expressed in indefinite form or because it reflects imprecision of thought:
vague 的意思是不清楚,因為它是用不確定的形式表達的或者因為它反映出思想的不精確：
“Vague ...forms of speech ...have so long passed for mysteries of science” (John Locke).
“針對科學奧秘的模糊…語言形式…消失已久” （約翰·洛克）.
6.Cryptic suggests a puzzling terseness that is often intended to discourage understanding:
Cryptic 表示費解的簡潔,通常使人難以理
The new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms.Something
新的保險單上沒有寫上隱晦或神秘的詞句.
7.enigmatic is mysterious,puzzling,and often challenging:
enigmatic 意思是神秘的,謎壹樣的,常為挑戰性的：
I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later.
直到後來我才領會那個謎壹般評論的含義.