tergiversate如何读

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tergiversate是什么意思

  • v.搪塞;推托;变节

tergiversate自然拼读

ter·giv·er·sate

tr jih vr seIt

tergiversate变形

第三人称单数:tergiversates

现在分词:tergiversating

过去式:tergiversated

过去分词:tergiversated

tergiversate扩展

tergiversation (n.), tergiversator (n.)

tergiversate词根

词根:tergiversate

n.

tergiversation 背叛;变节;推脱

tergiversate英英释义

  • v.
    • be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
    • abandon one's beliefs or allegiances

tergiversate词源中文解释

1650年代,从 tergiversation 反推而来,或者来自拉丁语 tergiversatus,过去分词形式为 tergiversari,意为“闪烁其词”,字面意思为“转身”,由 tergum “背部”(来源不明)和 versare “旋转,转动”组成,是 vertere “转动”的频率动词,源自 PIE 词根 *wer-(2)“转动,弯曲”。相关词汇: Tergiversated; tergiversating。

tergiversate词源英文解释

Latin tergiversatus, past participle of tergiversari to show reluctance, from tergum back + versare to turn, frequentative of vertere to turn — more at worth

The first known use of tergiversate was in 1590

tergiversate 例句

1 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。

2 shamelessly tergiversating, the witness replied, “Well, it depends upon what your definition of ‘truth’ is”

tergiversate 同义词

3 支吾其词

prevaricate

5 改变主张

shift ground

10 背弃目标

tergiversation

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