prevarication
US /prɪˌver.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/
UK /prɪˌvær.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
名詞
支吾, 搪塞, 推諉
the act of speaking or acting in an evasive way
範例:
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His constant prevarication made it difficult to trust anything he said.
他一再支吾其詞，讓人很難相信他說的任何話。
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The politician's speech was full of prevarication, avoiding direct answers to the pressing questions.
這位政治家的演講充滿了支吾其詞，避開了對緊迫問題的直接回答。