| 单词 | prevaricate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [pri'værikeit] |
| 解释 | v.支吾其词，说谎 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 支吾其词，说谎(to deviate from the truth; equivocate) 【记】 pre(预先)+varic(=va ry变化)+ate→预先想 好变化之词→支吾，说谎 |
| 字源 | prevaricate (v.) 1580s, "to transgress," a back formation from prevarication, or else from Latin praevaricatus, past participle of praevaricari "to make a sham accusation, deviate," literally "walk crookedly;" in Church Latin, "to transgress" (see prevarication). Meaning "to speak evasively" is from 1630s. Related: Prevaricated; prevaricating. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 支吾其词, 说谎 【记】pre前, varic = vary变化, ate－提前想好变化之词－支吾其词 【参】prevision(n 先见); vision(n 视力); preview(n /v, 事先查看) 【类】philanthropist: endow = prevaricator: mislead慈善家捐赠 = 支吾其词者误导prevaricate: candid = ? 支吾其辞不坦白 = ? |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】pre + vary 预先变化，预先想好变化之词 |
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