模棱两可 (mó léng liǎng kě) — zweideutig, mehrdeutig, keine klare Position beziehend

Definition

An idiom for an answer or attitude that refuses to commit to one side — 'equivocal, sitting on the fence'. More emphatic than 含糊, which only suggests vagueness.

idiom
zweideutigmehrdeutigkeine klare Position beziehend

Beispiele

  • 模棱两可
    Tā de huí dá hěn mó léng liǎng kě, ràng rén bù zhī dào tā dào dǐ zhī chí shuí.
    His answer was very equivocal, making people not know who he actually supports.
  • 模棱两可
    Lǎo bǎn de tài dù mó léng liǎng kě, bù kěn míng què biǎo shì shì fǒu tóng yì.
    The boss's attitude was ambiguous; he wouldn't clearly state whether he agreed.
  • 模棱两可
    Zài huì yì shàng, tā de fā yán mó léng liǎng kě, méi yǒu gěi chū jù tǐ fāng àn.
    At the meeting, his speech was equivocal; he didn't put forward a concrete plan.

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