单词 | equivocal |
释义 | equiv·o·cal I. 1. a. < an equivocal word > < an equivocal statement > — compare univocal b. < the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal > 2. obsolete < they being subject to the oversight of the ephori were but equivocal kings — James Ussher > 3. a. < the equivocal objects painted by surrealists > b. (1) < the equivocal behavior of the officials increased the uneasiness of the riot victims > < something equivocal about him contrasting with the other's straightforward manner > (2) < an equivocal attitude toward the proposal > c. < popularity is an equivocal crown — A.L.Guérard > < his conscience reproached him with the equivocal character of the union into which he had forced his son — Anna Jameson > Synonyms: see obscure II. < regards the term being as an analogical equivocal > |
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