transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪkwɪvək(ə)l ]
1.
If you are equivocal , you are deliberately vague in what you say, because you want to avoid speaking the truth or making a decision. ( FORMAL )
Many were equivocal about the idea...
His equivocal response has done nothing to dampen the speculation.
ADJ
2.
If something is equivocal , it is difficult to understand, interpret, or explain, often because it has aspects that seem to contradict each other. ( FORMAL )
Research in this area is somewhat equivocal...
He was tortured by an awareness of the equivocal nature of his position.
ADJ