
Word of the Day : November 21, 2021
univocal
意义明确的;不含糊的
adjective yoo-NIV-uh-kul
What It Means
Univocal means "unambiguous"—that is, "clear" or "precise."
Univocal 的意思是“明确的”——即“清晰”或“精确”。
Examples
The results of the study were univocal.
研究结果是明确的。
"An audience member asked the panel if fans might get to see a musical episode in Season 3. Several TV shows have gone down this path…. The answer from [Scott Grimes] was, at first, univocal: 'Absolutely not.' However, he paused and added, 'But if we did….'" — Scott Snowden, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2019
一位观众问专家,粉丝们是否可以在第三季中看到一集音乐剧。一些电视节目已经走上了这条路 ....格莱姆斯(Scott Grimes)一开始的回答很明确:“绝对不会。”然而,他停顿了一下,又补充道,“但是如果我们这样做....”。
Did You Know?
In Latin, the prefix uni- ("one") united with vox ("voice"), creating univocus, the source of English's univocal.
在拉丁语中,前缀uni-(“one”)与vox(“voice”)结合,形成univocus,英语的univocal的来源。
Quiz
Fill in the blanks to complete a synonym of univocal: un _ _ u _ v _ _ _ l.
unequivocal