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 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 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 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 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。