equivocal

• 形容言语或行为故意含糊不清、模棱两可，可以有多种解释，常用来回避表态或承担责任。

Describes language or behavior that is deliberately ambiguous or open to more than one interpretation, often to avoid commitment.

1. Ambiguous or unclearC1formal

   Open to more than one interpretation; deliberately vague or uncertain.

   模棱两可

   • The politician gave an equivocal answer to the reporter's question.
   • His statement was equivocal, leaving everyone unsure of his true intentions.
   • The results of the experiment were equivocal and required further testing.

   同义词ambiguouscrypticenigmaticindefiniteobscureuncertainunclearvague

   反义词cleardistinctexplicitplainunambiguousunequivocal

2. Doubtful or uncertainC1formal

   Not clearly defined or determined; questionable.

   不明确的

   • The evidence was equivocal and did not prove his guilt.
   • Her feelings about the move were equivocal at best.
   • The company's financial outlook remains equivocal.

   同义词ambiguousdoubtfulindeterminatequestionableuncertainunclearvague

   反义词certaincleardefiniteunambiguousunequivocal