equivocation — 영어 사전

명사

1. A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.

   용법

   • 가산
   • 불가산

2. The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.

   용법

   • 가산
   • 불가산

   예문

   더 많은 예문 (1)

   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.

명사

1. a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

   동의어

   evasion

   상위어

   misrepresentationdeceitdeception

2. intentionally vague or ambiguous

   동의어

   prevaricationevasiveness

   상위어

   untruthfulnessambiguityequivocalness

3. falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language

   동의어

   tergiversation

   상위어

   falsificationmisrepresentation