tergiversate

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

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.

单词首字母