手早い答え
ambiguidade は複数の解釈を許し、equívoco は誤った解釈・判断・行為です。
確実な見分け方は、英語から訳す前に、その単語の働きを見きわめることです。
それぞれの単語の働き
ambiguidade
ambiguity
Use ambiguidade for wording or a situation that reasonably allows more than one interpretation.
equívoco
mistake or misunderstanding
Use equívoco for an incorrect judgment, interpretation, or action.
選び方
- ambiguidade: Choose ambiguidade if the sentence points to wording or a situation that reasonably allows more than one interpretation.
- equívoco: Choose equívoco if the sentence points to an incorrect judgment, interpretation, or action.
例文
A ambiguidade da cláusula gerou duas leituras.
The ambiguity of the clause produced two interpretations.
O pagamento duplicado foi um equívoco.
The duplicate payment was a mistake.
よくある落とし穴
Ambiguous wording may cause an equívoco, but the text’s ambiguity and the reader’s mistake are not the same thing.
文脈の中で練習する
自分の実生活から文を一つ選び、二回書いてみましょう。一度はambiguidadeで、もう一度はequívocoで。どちらも成り立ちそうなら、意味の違いを言葉にしてみましょう。