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单词 tergiversator
释义

tergiversatorn.

/ˌtəːdʒɪvəˈseɪtə/
Etymology: agent-noun < tergiversate v.: see -or suffix; compare late Latin tergiversātor boggler, laggard.
One who tergiversates; a renegade; a shuffler.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > desertion of one's party or principles > one who
renay1340
apostate1362
renegatec1450
starter1519
reniant1532
changeling1539
rannigala1560
recreant1570
turncoat1570
renegado1573
start-away1574
off-faller?1575
start-back1579
departer1586
reneger1597
retrospicientc1600
runagadea1604
renegade1611
turn-tail1621
runagado1623
trip-coata1625
retrogredient1650
retrograde1651
tergiversator1716
rat1755
ratter1819
tergiversant1833
blackleg1844
strike-breaker1904
faller-out1964
1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. 225 The same learned Arian Tergiversator.
1827 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) IV. 129 [To] deliver King and country from a set of tergiversators.
1855 J. Strang Glasgow & its Clubs (1856) 485 Nothing better than a political recreant and tergiversator.

Derivatives

tergiˈversatory adj. shuffling, shifty.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [adjective]
renayedc1380
renegate1488
regenerate?1536
runagate1549
renegantc1550
turncoat1571
relenting1576
reneged1594
renegado1612
recreant1613
tergiversating1654
renegade1664
apostate1671
tergiversant1710
blackleg1767
revulsionary1817
tergiversated1831
tergiverse1852
tergiversatory1891
breakaway1934
walk-in1978
1891 Sat. Rev. 12 Sept. 295/2 The tergiversatory performances of Mr. —— and Mr. ——.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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