🤔equivocation (エキヴィオケーション)

noun
/ɪˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃən/
あいまいな言葉の使用 (aimai na kotoba no shiyou)

意味

The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself.
意味の翻訳
真実を隠すため、または自分を約束することを避けるためにあいまいな言葉を使うこと
shinjitsu o kakusu tame, mata wa jibun o yakusoku suru koto o yokeru tame ni aimai na kotoba o tsukau koto

例文

The politician’s equivocation frustrated voters who wanted a clear answer.

政治家のあいまいな言葉は、明確な答えを求めていた有権者を失望させた。
Seijika no aimai na kotoba wa, meikaku na kotae o motomete ita yūken-sha o shitsubō saseta.

表現例

fall back on equivocation
あいまいな言葉に頼る
aimai na kotoba ni tayoru

同義語

ambiguity, evasion, vagueness, prevarication, double-talk

対義語

clarity, honesty, frankness

コロケーション

political equivocation, deliberate equivocation, use of equivocation

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