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equivocal (adj.)
[equivocal 词源字典]
c. 1600, from Late Latin
aequivocus
"of equal voice, of equal significance, ambiguous" (see
equivocation
) +
-al
(1). Earlier in same sense was
equivoque
(late 14c.). Related:
Equivocally
(1570s).
[equivocal etymology, equivocal origin, 英语词源]