tergiversation

n. 搪塞, 背叛, 变节

发音

US /tɝd͡ʒɪvɚˈseɪʃən/
其它
UK /tɜːd͡ʒɪvəˈseɪʃən/

词形变化

tergiversations 复数 tergiversations

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of abandoning something or someone, of changing sides; desertion; betrayal.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    The act of evading any clear course of action or speech, of being deliberately ambiguous; equivocation; fickleness.

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

apostasy equivocation

上位词 5

abandonment desertion forsaking falsification misrepresentation

词源

From Latin tergiversātiō, from tergiversārī (“to turn one's back, to evade, to avoid”) + -tiō (“-tion: forming abstract nouns”). Equivalent to tergiversate + -ion.

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