094.28 - Level 2 Unequivocal

Word 28: UNEQUIVOCAL (UHN-i-KWIV-uh-kul)

Clear and direct, definite, straightforward, certain, having a single, obviousmeaning, capable of being interpreted in only one way.

Unequivocal, clear and direct, and ambiguous, uncertain, unclear, areantonyms.

Unequivocal combines the common prefix un-, which means not, with theword equivocal, a synonym of ambiguous. Equivocal language can beinterpreted in several ways; it is deliberately vague, evasive, or ambiguous.Unequivocal language is clear, straightforward, and direct: “Reporters are soaccustomed to equivocal answers from government officials that they areoften surprised and suspicious when they get an unequivocal response.”

Now that you know the meaning of unequivocal I’d like to caution youabout how you pronounce it. I have heard many educated speakers add asyllable to the word and say “unequivocable,” and I have even seen the wordmisspelled that way in books and magazines. No matter whom you hearsaying “unequivocable,” it’s incorrect—a beastly mispronunciation.Unequivocal ends with -vocal, not -vocable, and has five syllables: un-e-quiv-o-cal.

第28个词:毫不含糊
清楚的，直接的，明确的，直接的，确定的，有一个单一的，明显的意思，只能用一种方式解释。
毫不含糊的，明确的，直接的，和模棱两可的，不确定的，不清楚的，都是反义词。
含糊不清这个词由普通前缀un-和模棱两可的同义词equivocal组合而成，un-的意思是不。模棱两可的语言可以有几种解释;它故意含糊其辞、回避或模棱两可。“记者们已经习惯了政府官员含糊其辞的回答，以至于当他们得到明确的回答时，他们常常感到惊讶和怀疑。”
既然你知道了毫不含糊的意思，我想提醒你如何发音。我听过许多受过教育的人在这个词后面加上一个音节，说“毫不含糊”，我甚至在书籍和杂志上看到这个词这样拼错。无论你听到谁说“含糊不清”，这都是不正确的——一个可怕的发音错误。毫不含糊以-vocal结尾，不是-vocable，有五个音节:un-e- quiv-o-cal。