06761603-n 'an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement';
 
Chinese (simplified) 模棱两可 的话 , 模棱两可的话
English hedge ( ⊳ ) , hedging ( ⊳ )
Definitions
Japanese
意図的に言質を与えないまたは曖昧な言明
― あなたが『多分』と言うとき、あなたは保険をかけているだろう
English
an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement
― when you say `maybe' you are just hedging
Relations
Hypernym: evasion
Semantic Field: communicationn
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