- evasive (adj.)
[evasive 词源字典]
- 1725 of persons; 1744 of actions, etc., from French évasif, from Latin evas-, past participle stem of evadere "to get away, escape" (see evasion). Related: Evasively; evasiveness. Evasive action is from 1940, originally in military aviation. [evasive etymology, evasive origin, 英语词源]