equivocal
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ɪˈkwɪv.ə.kəl]
- 美式音标 [ɪˈkwɪv.ə.kəl]
- 国际音标 [i'kwivəkəl]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.模稜兩可的;意義不明確的
词根记忆
- equi(相等的) + voc(聲音) + al(…的)→聲音都相等的→沒有什麽建議→模稜兩可的
同根派生
- adv性質的同根詞
- equivocally:可疑地;含糊地。
- n性質的同根詞
- equivocation:含糊話;模稜兩可的話。
- equivocator:說模稜話的人;說話支吾者。
- vi性質的同根詞
- equivocate:說模稜兩可的話。
英汉例句
- Many were equivocal about the idea.
很多人對這一觀點都含糊其詞。 - She gave an equivocal answer, typical of a politician.
她的廻答模稜兩可,是典型的政客做法。 - You must state your position on matters of principle . Don't be equivocal.
在原則問題上要表明你的態度,不要依違兩可. - She gave an equivocal answer, typical of a politician.
她的廻答模稜兩可,是典型的政客做法。 - He was tortured by an awareness of the equivocal nature of his position.
意識到自己的立場本身難以解釋清楚,他備受折磨。
词组短语
- equivocal phenomenon 含糊現象
- equivocal evidence 可疑証據
- equivocal l 兩可的;模稜兩可的
- equivocal a 雙關語
- equivocal attitude 模稜兩可的態度
短語
英英字典
- not clear and seeming to have two opposing meanings, or confusing and able to be understood in two different ways
- If you are equivocal, you are deliberately vague in what you say, because you want to avoid speaking the truth or making a decision.
- If something is equivocal, it is difficult to understand, interpret, or explain, often because it has aspects that seem to contradict each other.