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
- : 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.
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