tergiversate
verb /ˈtɜːdʒɪvəseɪt/, /ˌtɜːdʒɪˈvɜːseɪt/
/tərˈdʒɪvərseɪt/, /ˈtɜːrdʒɪvərseɪt/
(formal)动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they tergiversate | /ˈtɜːdʒɪvəseɪt/, /ˌtɜːdʒɪˈvɜːseɪt/ /tərˈdʒɪvərseɪt/, /ˈtɜːrdʒɪvərseɪt/ |
he / she / it tergiversates | /ˈtɜːdʒɪvəseɪts/, /ˌtɜːdʒɪˈvɜːseɪts/ /tərˈdʒɪvərseɪts/, /ˈtɜːrdʒɪvərseɪts/ |
past simple tergiversated | /ˈtɜːdʒɪvəseɪtɪd/, /ˌtɜːdʒɪˈvɜːseɪtɪd/ /tərˈdʒɪvərseɪtɪd/, /ˈtɜːrdʒɪvərseɪtɪd/ |
past participle tergiversated | /ˈtɜːdʒɪvəseɪtɪd/, /ˌtɜːdʒɪˈvɜːseɪtɪd/ /tərˈdʒɪvərseɪtɪd/, /ˈtɜːrdʒɪvərseɪtɪd/ |
-ing form tergiversating | /ˈtɜːdʒɪvəseɪtɪŋ/, /ˌtɜːdʒɪˈvɜːseɪtɪŋ/ /tərˈdʒɪvərseɪtɪŋ/, /ˈtɜːrdʒɪvərseɪtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to make statements that deliberately hide the truth or that avoid answering a question directly
(说话)含糊其词,支吾,回避事实 - [intransitive] to remove your support from one person, group, or religion and begin to support another
改变立场;背叛;变节
词源mid 17th cent.: from Latin tergiversat- ‘with one's back turned’, from the verb tergiversari, from tergum ‘back’ + vertere ‘to turn’.