equivocal

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a.
1.有歧义的；模棱两可的
2.有疑问的
3.不确定的；暧昧的

同：	[a.] ambiguous
反：	[a.] unambiguous, unequivocal, univocal

The polling had a complex and equivocal message for potential female candidates at all levels (David S.Broder).
民意测验对各阶层潜在的女性候选人的态度复杂而又模糊（大卫·S.布罗德）。收藏
An equivocal statement or expression.
模棱两可模棱两可的陈述或表达收藏
In an equivocal way;shift and hedge;cut both ways;ambiguous (attitude)
模棱两可收藏
After all, a declaration saying that "the statements present fairly" hardly sounds equivocal to the non-accountant.
对于会计门外汉来说，他根本就不懂得「该财务报表允当表达」，所代表的真正含意是什么。收藏
Nothing but a flash of the eyes and a single equivocal remark: beyond that, only his own secret imaginings, founded on a dream
只不过是眼光一闪，一句模棱两可的话，除此之外，只有他自已秘密幻想，那是完全建筑在睡梦上的。收藏

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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
[同] equivocal, ambiguous
[反] unambiguous, unequivocal, univocal
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

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