模棱两可

móléngliǎngkě

equivocal; ambiguous

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cut both ways; on the line

【法】 ambiguity; equivocal

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cut both ways; on the line

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mo2 leng2 liang3 ke3

to equivocate, to hold two contradictory views at the same time, to sit on the fence

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模棱两可

mó léng liǎng kě

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; gray area:

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.

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模稜兩可|模棱两可 [mó léng liǎng kě] ► to equivocate ► to hold two contradictory views at the same time ► to sit on the fence