equivocate
英 [ɪ'kwɪvəkeɪt]
美
- vi. 說模棱兩可的話；支吾， 躲閃；推諉；含糊其詞
英文詞源
- equivocate (v.)
- early 15c., equivocaten, from Medieval Latin equivocatus, past participle of equivocare "to call by the same name, be called by the same name, have the same sound," from Late Latin aequivocus "of identical sound" (see equivocation). Related: Equivocated; equivocating.
雙語例句
- 1. Don't equivocate with me I want a straight answer to a straight question!
- 別跟我繞彎子--我問的問題直截了當,回答也要直截了當!
來自辭典例句
- 2. You can tell when they're stressed out, they'll equivocate and vacillate.
- 當他們壓力過大時,你是可以辨別出來的, 因為他們會支支吾吾、猶豫不決.
來自互聯網
- 3. They waver while the latter stand firm, they equivocate while the latter are forthright.
- 前者動搖,後者堅定, 前者曖昧,後者明朗.
來自互聯網