tergiversate

vi. 搪塞, 推托, 变节, 背叛

发音

UK /ˈtɜːd͡ʒɪvəseɪt/
US /tɝˈd͡ʒɪvɝseɪt/

词形变化

tergiversated tergiversates 三单 tergiversates tergiversating tergiversating 现在分词 tergiversated 过去式 tergiversated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to obfuscate in a deliberate manner.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To change sides or affiliation; to apostatize.

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To flee by turning one's back.

    不及物 罕用

词汇关系

动词

同义词 6

apostatise apostatize beat around the bush equivocate palter prevaricate

上位词 5

renounce mislead disown repudiate misinform

词源

Borrowed from Latin tergiversātus, perfect active participle of tergiversor (“to evade, to avoid, to turn one's back on”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from tergum (“back, hind”) + versor (“to turn”). Compare French tergiverser.

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