equivocal
英 [?'kw?v?k(?)l]
美[?'kw?v?kl]
- adj. 模棱兩可的；可疑的
IELTSTEM8暢通詞匯
中文詞源
equivocal 模棱兩可的
來自equal, 平等的。-voc, 說話，詞源同voice, invoke.引申義模棱兩可的。
英文詞源
- equivocal (adj.)
- c. 1600, from Late Latin aequivocus "of equal voice, of equal significance, ambiguous" (see equivocation) + -al (1). Earlier in same sense was equivoque (late 14c.). Related: Equivocally (1570s).
雙語例句
- 1. His equivocal response has done nothing to dampen the speculation.
- 他模棱兩可的回應(yīng)絲毫沒有消除人們的猜疑。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Many were equivocal about the idea.
- 很多人對這一觀點都含糊其詞。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She gave an equivocal answer, typical of a politician.
- 她的回答模棱兩可，是典型的政客做法。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. 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(tài)度,不要依違兩可.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. The evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal.
- 這一細(xì)菌學(xué)分析的證據(jù)是不明確的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》