tergiversate

英 ['tɜːdʒɪvə,seɪt; -'vɜːseɪt]
  • vi. 背叛；搪塞
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中文词源

tergiversate 支吾，回避事实

来自拉丁语 tergiversari,背向，逃避，来自 tergum,背，来自 PIE*dhregh,跑，词源同 truck,-vers, 转，词源同 versus.引申词义支吾，逃避，回避事实等。

英文词源

tergiversate (v.)
1650s, back-formation from tergiversation, or else from Latin tergiversatus, past participle of tergiversari "be evasive," literally "to turn one's back." Related: Tergiversated; tergiversating.