equivocal的中文翻译是什么意思

equivocal

US/ɪˈkwɪvəkl/
UK/ɪˈkwɪvəkl/

adj. 模棱两可的; 意义不明的; 模糊的; (指人等)不可靠的

equivocal柯林斯释义

ADJ-GRADED模棱两可的;含糊其词的

If you are equivocal, you are deliberately vague in what you say, because you want to avoid speaking the truth or making a decision.

  • Many were equivocal about the idea...

    很多人对这一观点都含糊其词。

  • His equivocal response has done nothing to dampen the speculation.

    他模棱两可的回应丝毫没有消除人们的猜疑。

ADJ-GRADED(常因自相矛盾而)难以理解的,难以解释的

If something is equivocal, it is difficult to understand, interpret, or explain, often because it has aspects that seem to contradict each other.

  • Research in this area is somewhat equivocal...

    这个领域的研究有点难以理解。

  • 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。

equivocal英文释义

Adjective

1. open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead;

  • an equivocal statement
  • the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates
  • the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness
  • popularity is an equivocal crown
  • an equivocal response to an embarrassing question

2. open to question;

  • aliens of equivocal loyalty
  • his conscience reproached him with the equivocal character of the union into which he had forced his son"-Anna Jameson

3. uncertain as a sign or indication;

  • the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal

equivocal场景例句

Old Grandet's equivocal mirth was as greatful as sunshine.

葛朗台老头那种叫人猜不透意思的笑,真象一道阳光似的.

Some lawyers are now taking a relatively equivocal view of the rules.

目前,一些律师对这些规定的看法比较模棱两可.

Results in the past have been equivocal, and replication of experiment is needed.

过去的研究没有得出清楚地结论, 有必要复制实验.

The officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness.

该官员模棱两可的行为加剧了受害人的不安.

Macbeth now began to faint in resolution, and to doubt the equivocal speeches of the spirits.

这时候,麦克白的决心开始动摇了, 他怀疑起鬼魂说的暖昧的话了.

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