equivocation

n. 模棱两可的话, 含糊话 [电] 等业

发音

US /ɪˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃən/

词形变化

equivocations 复数 equivocations

别名

æquivocation

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.

    偷换概念

    可数 不可数 数学 哲学
  2. 2.

    The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.

    模棱两可

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

evasion evasiveness prevarication tergiversation

上位词 7

deception deceit ambiguity falsification misrepresentation equivocalness untruthfulness

下位词 7

hedge quibble doublespeak cavil circumlocution hedging quiddity

词源

c. 1380, from Middle English equivocacion, from Old French equivocation, from Medieval Latin aequivocātiō, from aequivocō, from Late Latin aequivocus (“ambiguous, equivocal”), from Latin aequus (“equal”) + vocō (“call”); a calque of Ancient Greek ὁμωνυμία (homōnumía).

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