| 单词 | tergiversate |
| 释义 | tergiversate[ tur-ji-ver-seyt ] / ˈtɜr dʒɪ vərˌseɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tergiversate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), ter·gi·ver·sat·ed, ter·gi·ver·sat·ing.to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate. to turn renegade. Origin of tergiversate1645–55; <Latin tergiversātus (past participle of tergiversārī to turn one's back), equivalent to tergi- (combining form of tergum back) + versātus, past participle of versāre, frequentative of vertere to turn; see -ate1 OTHER WORDS FROM tergiversateter·gi·ver·sa·tion, nounter·gi·ver·sa·tor, ter·gi·ver·sant [tur-ji-vur-suhnt], /ˌtɜr dʒɪˈvɜr sənt/, nounter·gi·ver·sa·to·ry [tur-ji-vur-suh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˌtɜr dʒɪˈvɜr səˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveWords nearby tergiversateTereus, TERF, Terfel, tergal, tergite, tergiversate, tergum, Terhune, teriyaki, term, termagant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for tergiversatetergiversate / (ˈtɜːdʒɪvəˌseɪt) / verb (intr)to change sides or loyalties; apostatize to be evasive or ambiguous; equivocate Derived forms of tergiversatetergiversation, nountergiversator or tergiversant (ˈtɜːdʒɪˌvɜːsənt), nountergiversatory, adjectiveWord Origin for tergiversateC17: from Latin tergiversārī to turn one's back, from tergum back + vertere to turn Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。