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单词 tergiversation
释义 ter·gi·ver·sa·tion
\ˌtərjə̇(ˌ)vərˈsāshən; (ˌ)tərˌjivə- sometimes (ˌ)tərˌgi-\ noun
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Etymology: Latin tergiversation-, tergiversatio evasion, from tergiversatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : desertion of a cause, party, or religious faith : reversal of opinion or policy
 < a policy of utility is apt to fluctuate, and between 1868 and 1875 there were some extraordinary tergiversations — A.M.Young >
2. : evasion of straightforward action or clearcut statement of position : equivocation, ambiguity
 < while we trust the human mind I think we have carefully to scrutinize its tergiversations — H.J.Laski >
 < humanism depends very heavily … on the tergiversations of the word human — T.S.Eliot >
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