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equivocation

/ih-kwiv-uh-key-shuhn/US // ɪˌkwɪv əˈkeɪ ʃən //UK // (ɪˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃən) //

多虑,多意,多义性,多疑

Related Words

prevarication推诿扯皮,推诿,推诿责任,推诿行为duplicity二重性,二元性,两性关系,二心delusion错觉,妄想,妄念,幻想waffle华夫饼,华夫饼干,华夫,华芙casuistry案例分析,案例研究,案情分析,案例分析法spuriousness虚假性,奢侈性,奢侈,欺诈性lie谎言,撒谎,骗人,谎话coloring着色,染色,着色剂,上色deception诈骗,欺骗,欺骗行为,欺骗性evasion逃避,逃避行为,躲避,逃避责任fib纤维,纤维的ambiguity模糊性,含糊性,含糊不清,歧义tergiversation捐赠,捐献,捐赠者,捐赠人song歌曲speciousness特异性,特异功能,特殊性,特质doubtfulness疑虑,疑问,怀疑,疑惑deceit骗术,骗局,欺骗,骗人line线,行,路线,线条misrepresentation虚报,虚报事实,虚报情况,误导性陈述cover-up遮掩,掩饰,遮盖物,遮盖

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the use of equivocal or ambiguous expressions, especially in order to mislead or hedge; prevarication.
    • : an equivocal, ambiguous expression; equivoque: The speech was marked by elaborate equivocations.
    • : Logic. a fallacy caused by the double meaning of a word.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounavoidance of an issue
Synonyms
prevarication推诿扯皮,推诿,推诿责任,推诿行为ambiguity模糊性,含糊性,含糊不清,歧义amphibology两栖动物学,水陆两栖动物学,两栖栖息地学,水陆两栖类学casuistry案例分析,案例研究,案情分析,案例分析法coloring着色,染色,着色剂,上色con骗局,骗人,骗术,骗人的cover覆盖,掩护,报道,涵盖cover-up遮掩,掩饰,遮盖物,遮盖deceit骗术,骗局,欺骗,骗人deception诈骗,欺骗,欺骗行为,欺骗性deceptiveness欺骗性,欺骗性强,欺诈性,欺骗delusion错觉,妄想,妄念,幻想dissimulation异想天开,异装癖,骗人,骗人的东西distortion失真,变形,扭曲,歪曲doubtfulness疑虑,疑问,怀疑,疑惑duplicity二重性,二元性,两性关系,二心evasion逃避,逃避行为,躲避,逃避责任fallacy谬误,谬论,误区,谬种fib纤维,纤维的fibbing纤维化,弯曲hedging对冲,对冲基金,对冲措施,对价lie谎言,撒谎,骗人,谎话line线,行,路线,线条lying撒谎,谎言,谎话连篇,谎话misrepresentation虚报,虚报事实,虚报情况,误导性陈述shuffling摇摆不定,趿拉着鞋,洗牌,趿拉着鞋子song歌曲sophistry歪理邪说,歪理,强词夺理,诡辩术speciousness特异性,特异功能,特殊性,特质spuriousness虚假性,奢侈性,奢侈,欺诈性stall摊位,档期,档口,摊开tergiversation捐赠,捐献,捐赠者,捐赠人waffle华夫饼,华夫饼干,华夫,华芙cop out逃避责任,逃避,抄走了,抄袭double entendre一语中的,一语双关,一语道破天机,双关语double meaning双重含义,双重意义,双重意思,双重的意义double talk双关语,双重标准,双关语录,双重性的谈话equivocality多义性,含糊其辞,多义词,含糊其词quibbling routine争论不休,争吵的例行公事,争论不休的例行公事,争论的常规run-around绕行,绕道而行,绕过,辗转反侧song and dance歌舞,歌舞表演,歌舞升平,歌舞团stonewall石墙,石头墙,石壁,石牆

Examples

  • But diplomatic ambiguity that translates into equivocation and weakness is not helpful at all.

  • The equivocation leads Weisberg to shift the meaning of flexibility.

  • The belligerents in abortion wars disdain this search for compromise as mere equivocation, a flinching from deeper truths.

  • Romney was so proud of his pro-choice pedigree that he even tweaked his Senate opponent, Democrat Ted Kennedy, for equivocation.

  • Yeah, yeah, Chris said; or something like that—not buying my equivocation and pressing on with the subjunctive.

  • Sovereigns, as well as gods, have sometimes made use of equivocation.

  • Who would venture to assert that Paul, or that anybody, could catch the trick of equivocation in such a service?

  • Anywhere, everywhere, he would have spoken his convictions without concealment, without equivocation.

  • He is among those whose names have given rise to a word: "escobarderie" is a synonym for equivocation.

  • But this is no equivocation, it is evidence there, that subordinate laws exist and nothing more.

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