单词 | prevaricate |
释义 | prevaricate[pri'værikeit]vi. 支吾其辞, 搪塞 prevaricate pre.var.i.cate AHD: [pr¹-v²r“¹-k³t”] D.J. [pr!6v#r!7ke!t]K.K. [pr!6v#r!7ket]v.intr.(不及物动词) pre.var.i.cat.ed,pre.var.i.cat.ing,pre.var.i.cates To stray from or evade the truth; equivocate.See Synonyms at lie 2支吾,搪塞:不说真话,含糊其词参见 lie2语源:1. Latin praev³ric³r&9{º} praev³ric³t- 拉丁语 praev³ric³r&9{º} praev³ric³t- 2. prae- [pre-] prae- [前缀,表“在…之前”] 3. v³ric³re [to straddle] from v³ricus [straddling] from v³rus [bent] v³ric³re [杂乱伸展] 源自 v³ricus [分开的] 源自 v³rus [弯曲的] 继承用法:prevar”ica“tion n.(名词)prevar“ica”tor n.(名词) |
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