tergiversate是什么意思_tergiversate的用法_词性_词根

双语例句

Tergiversate, which dates back to 1645, edged out several other words related to ongoing economic troubles, including austerity, occupy, and jobs.

搪塞这个可以追溯到1645年的单词战胜了一些与当下经济困境相关的词语成为了年度最热门词汇，包括紧缩，占领以及工作。

近义词

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同根词

词根 tergiversate

释义

make conflicting or evasive statements; equivocate

推诿；支吾，搪塞

the more she tergiversated, the greater grew the ardency of the reporters for an interview.

她越推诿，记者们就越热切地想要采访她。

change one's loyalties; be apostate

改变主张，转变立场；变节，背叛。

词源

" mid 17th cent.: from Latin tergiversat- ‘with one's back turned', from the verb tergiversari, from tergum ‘back' + vertere ‘to turn’."