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源自拉丁语 'aequivocus'(模棱两可的),由 'aequi-'(相等)和 'vocare'(说话)组成,14世纪进入英语。
❶ 故意使用模棱两可的语言来误导或回避问题,常见于政治辩论或法律语境中。
“The politician's equivocation on tax reform angered voters.”
(政客在税改问题上含糊其辞激怒了选民。)
“Her answer was full of equivocation to avoid admitting the truth.”
(她的回答充满模棱两可的措辞,以回避承认事实。)
logical equivocation — 逻辑谬误的一种,指在论证中通过改变词语含义来误导听众。
“The argument fails due to logical equivocation on the term 'freedom'.”
(该论证因对'自由'一词的逻辑含糊而站不住脚。)