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equivocally

/ih-kwiv-uh-klee/US // ɪˈkwɪv ə kli //

含糊其辞,含糊其辞地,含糊其辞地说,含糊其词

Definitions

adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in a deliberately ambiguous or questionable way.
    • : in a way that is doubtful in nature or of uncertain significance.

Examples

  • I talked with particular friends about him, but they answered equivocally.

  • “Friar John” is a mighty man of valor, who figures equivocally in the story of Gargantua and Pantagruel.

  • She had even to guard against an equivocally sympathetic voice or manner, as she asked, "How long did they remand him for?"

  • So that if this consociation of churches be called a church, it must be either equivocally or in a human sense.

  • Gilpin himself is interesting as an important member of "the naturals," as they have been oddly and equivocally called.