I am sorry for having taken your material, " Pablo said. "It was an equivocation. "

“我拿走了你的器材，非常抱歉。”巴布罗说，“那是一时糊涂。”

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An equivocation is by the way an argument in which you use the same word which has two different meanings.

说同样的话是一个论点，你们用同样的词有两个不同的意思。

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Some argue that torture is justified if our survival is threatened, but even apart from the elasticity of this justification, it is flawed because it depends on an equivocation.

有人说，如果我们的生存受到了威胁，酷刑就是正当的；但是这一辩辞除了其伸缩性之外，还有别的瑕疵——它依赖于含糊其辞。

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Such equivocation concerns Republicans seeking more leadership from Romney on an issue that resonates with Latino voters.

CNN: Romney, GOP struggle with immigration issues