模棱两可 meaning in English
ready to accept either course; ambiguous; inconclusive; betwixt and between; cut both ways; yea and nay; either corner will do -- equivocal.; shift and hedge; fence-sitting; (just) on the line; in an equivocal way; 模棱两可的话 equivocality; hedge; 模棱两可的回答 equivocal reply; 模棱两可的提法 an ambiguous formulation; 采取模棱两可的态度 take an equivocal attitude; 在原则问题上, 我们必须态度鲜明, 决不能模棱两可。 on matters of principle we should be clear-cut in attitude, and by no means be equivocal
Examples
- This declaration was slightly ambiguous .
这句话的意思有些模棱两可。 - What kind of double talk was this ?
这是一种什么样的模棱两可的话呢？ - This ambiguity may seem paradoxical .
这种模棱两可的说法似乎自相矛盾。 - "you say it really good," he hedged .
他模棱两可地说：“你说得真好。” - His father, too, seemed doubtful in his view .
他父亲的看法好象也模棱两可。