univ·o·cal /juˈnɪvəkəl/
(a.)單一的意思,意義明確的
U·niv·o·cal, n.
1. Aristotelian Logic A generic term, or a term applicable in the same sense to all the species it embraces.
2. A word having but one meaning.
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U·niv·o·cal a.
1. Having one meaning only; -- contrasted with equivocal.
2. Having unison of sound, as the octave in music. See Unison, n., 2.
3. Having always the same drift or tenor; uniform; certain; regular. [R.]
4. Unequivocal; indubitable. [Obs.]
univocal
adj : admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one
meaning or interpretation and leading to only one
conclusion; "unequivocal evidence"; "took an
unequivocal position"; "an unequivocal success"; "an
unequivocal promise"; "an unequivocal (or univocal)
statement" [syn: unequivocal, unambiguous] [ant: equivocal]