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单词 equivocal
释义
equivocal
adjective
formal
uk
/ɪˈkwɪv.ə.kəl/us
/ɪˈkwɪv.ə.kəl/
notclearandseemingto have twoopposingmeanings, orconfusingandableto beunderstoodin two differentways:
含糊的；模棱两可的；有歧义的
His words to thepressweredeliberatelyequivocal - he didn'tdenythereportsbut neither did heconfirmthem.他对新闻界发言时故意含糊其词——既没有否认也没有证实这些报道。
Synonyms
ambiguous
ambivalent
Opposite
unequivocal
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equivocally
(Definition ofequivocalfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

equivocal| American Dictionary

equivocal
adjective
us
/ɪˈkwɪv·ə·kəl/
(ofstatements)unclearandseemingto have twoopposingmeanings, or (ofactionsorwaysofbehaving)confusingandableto beunderstoodin two differentways:
She gave an equivocalresponse.
(Definition ofequivocalfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofequivocal

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Attempts at treason usually have clear outcomes - at least clearer than the oftenequivocalresults of peaceful elections.
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The brachiopods are either cosmopolitan or endemic and probably new genera; they are therefore biogeographicallyequivocal.
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However, whether these statistically significant differences are clinically meaningful in children who do not present with major neurological injury isequivocal.
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The data on errors of omission are moreequivocal.
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He employed, for example, theequivocalphrase "the fraternity of men and nations".
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This uncertainty generated reactions of stoicism towards theequivocalresult and subsequent participation in further investigations.
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This certainly indicates neurocognitive abnormalities in bipolar patients' relatives, but the evidence that this is due to serotonin metabolism abnormalities isequivocal.
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All sera for which the result wasequivocalwere retested.
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The reference laboratory cut-offs were used to re-classify qualitatively the standardized quantitative results as negative,equivocalor positive.
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At ages 14 - 15, 10 of these were still classified as abnormal, 2 wereequivocal, and 1 was normal.
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The administration of exogenous melatonin hasequivocalevidence in the promotion of a healthy sleep cycle and alleviation of behaviour problems.
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The empirical evidence for this model, however, is still scant as well asequivocal.
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On this issue, however, prior empirical findings seemequivocal.
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This does not entail that they areequivocal.
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For if a theological term does not signify a common, univocal property, it will necessarily beequivocal.
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