equivocal
/ɪˈkwɪvəkəl/adjective
1- open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous有歧义的; 模棱两可的; 含糊的:
the equivocal nature of her remarks.
她所说的话的含糊性。
1.1
- (of a person) using ambiguous or evasive language(人)闪烁其词的:
politicians who are equivocal about rac-ism.
对种族主义闪烁其词的政客。
1.2
- uncertain or questionable in nature不明确的; 可疑的:
the results of the investigation were equivocal.
调查结果值得怀疑。
派生词
equivocality
nounequivocally
adverbequivocalness
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: from late Latin aequivocus, from Latin aequus 'equally' + vocare 'to call'.