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tergiversation

/tur-ji-ver-seyt/US // ˈtɜr dʒɪ vərˌseɪt //UK // (ˈtɜːdʒɪvəˌseɪt) //

捐赠,捐献,捐赠者,捐赠人

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    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.

Synonyms & Antonyms

noundefection
nounequivocation
Synonyms
ambiguity模糊性,含糊性,含糊不清,歧义amphibology两栖动物学,水陆两栖动物学,两栖栖息地学,水陆两栖类学casuistry案例分析,案例研究,案情分析,案例分析法coloring着色,染色,着色剂,上色con骗局,骗人,骗术,骗人的cover覆盖,掩护,报道,涵盖cover-up遮掩,掩饰,遮盖物,遮盖deceit骗术,骗局,欺骗,骗人deception诈骗,欺骗,欺骗行为,欺骗性deceptiveness欺骗性,欺骗性强,欺诈性,欺骗delusion错觉,妄想,妄念,幻想dissimulation异想天开,异装癖,骗人,骗人的东西distortion失真,变形,扭曲,歪曲doubtfulness疑虑,疑问,怀疑,疑惑duplicity二重性,二元性,两性关系,二心euphemism委婉语,委婉的说法,委婉说法,委婉语气evasion逃避,逃避行为,躲避,逃避责任fallacy谬误,谬论,误区,谬种fib纤维,纤维的fibbing纤维化,弯曲hedge篱笆,防范,对冲,防范措施hedging对冲,对冲基金,对冲措施,对价lie谎言,撒谎,骗人,谎话line线,行,路线,线条lying撒谎,谎言,谎话连篇,谎话misrepresentation虚报,虚报事实,虚报情况,误导性陈述prevarication推诿扯皮,推诿,推诿责任,推诿行为shuffle洗牌,摇摆,洗盘,洗涤shuffling摇摆不定,趿拉着鞋,洗牌,趿拉着鞋子song歌曲sophistry歪理邪说,歪理,强词夺理,诡辩术speciousness特异性,特异功能,特殊性,特质spuriousness虚假性,奢侈性,奢侈,欺诈性stall摊位,档期,档口,摊开waffle华夫饼,华夫饼干,华夫,华芙cop out逃避责任,逃避,抄走了,抄袭double entendre一语中的,一语双关,一语道破天机,双关语double meaning双重含义,双重意义,双重意思,双重的意义double talk双关语,双重标准,双关语录,双重性的谈话equivocality多义性,含糊其辞,多义词,含糊其词equivoque等价物,等价交换,等效性,等效quibbling routine争论不休,争吵的例行公事,争论不休的例行公事,争论的常规run-around绕行,绕道而行,绕过,辗转反侧song and dance歌舞,歌舞表演,歌舞升平,歌舞团stonewall石墙,石头墙,石壁,石牆weasel word缩略语,黄鼠狼语,黄鼠狼字,黄鼠狼语录

Examples

  • But, amidst the tergiversation of friends, and the virulence of foes, some still maintained the cause of justice.

  • Saying this in a tone which admitted of no tergiversation, the Black Bear raised his knife.

  • I am not in any way aware of having wounded my child except where your tergiversation opened her to my just reproach.

  • Fancy was his tyrant, and under its rule he had no time to reason and to see the miserable aspect of his political tergiversation.

  • Such tergiversation in times of civil discord was nothing new.