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Equivocation is the noun: the act, habit, or piece of talk that avoids a clear answer by using slippery, double-sided words. One equivocation is one stretch of that kind of talk; a person full of equivocation keeps doing it. Same idea as the verb , just named as a thing. In old religious and legal arguments, people even asked whether a carefully double-meaning answer counted as a lie. For , the useful point is simpler: this is the name of the dodge, not a fancy word for “equal.” It is a formal, slightly accusing word.
含糊其辭、模稜兩可的說法
組成From Medieval Latin aequivocātiō, from aequus (equal) + vocō (call), with -ion to make the noun. The Latin was built to match a Greek word for “same name.” In English now it is less about two names and more about a slippery answer.
同家族的字
- equivocatethe verb this noun belongs to
- equivocalsame Latin pieces: equal + call
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
equivocationnoun/ɪˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃən/
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human-scienceslogicmathematicsA logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.
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The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.
- Federal courts have mostly ruled against the executive branch in such cases. The equivocation that has characterized the [Trump] administration’s legal responses to date is turning into objection and refusal.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。