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.模棱两可的；意义不明确的
词根记忆
- equi(相等的) + voc(声音) + al(…的)→声音都相等的→没有什么建议→模棱两可的
同根派生
- adv性质的同根词
- equivocally：可疑地；含糊地。
- n性质的同根词
- equivocation：含糊话；模棱两可的话。
- equivocator：说模棱话的人；说话支吾者。
- vi性质的同根词
- equivocate：说模棱两可的话。
英汉例句
- Many were equivocal about the idea.
很多人对这一观点都含糊其词。 - She gave an equivocal answer, typical of a politician.
她的回答模棱两可，是典型的政客做法。 - You must state your position on matters of principle . Don't be equivocal.
在原则问题上要表明你的态度,不要依违两可. - She gave an equivocal answer, typical of a politician.
她的回答模棱两可，是典型的政客做法。 - He was tortured by an awareness of the equivocal nature of his position.
意识到自己的立场本身难以解释清楚，他备受折磨。
词组短语
- equivocal phenomenon 含糊现象
- equivocal evidence 可疑证据
- equivocal l 两可的;模棱两可的
- equivocal a 双关语
- equivocal attitude 模棱两可的态度
短语
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.