| 单词 | tergiversate |
| 释义 | tergiversate (once / 40757 pages) 1v 2v Use the verb tergiversate when you need a fancy way to describe someone who's beating around the bush, or being deliberately unclear. A politician who really doesn't want to answer a reporter's question is likely to tergiversate, or talk and talk without ever taking a definitive stand. Your relatives may even tergiversate at holiday gatherings when uncomfortable topics come up. The Latin root word, tergiversari, literally means "to turn one's back," or more figuratively, "to be evasive." WORD FAMILYtergiversate: tergiversates, tergiversation+/tergiversation: tergiversations 1 v be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information 2Syn|Hyper beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate misinform, mislead give false or misleading information to v abandon one's beliefs or allegiances Syn|Hyper apostatise, apostatize disown, renounce, repudiate cast off |
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