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tergiversate/ˈtɜ:dʒivəseit, -ˌvɜ:seit/v. intr. 1 be apostate; change one's party or principles 背叛，变节；改变立场 2 equivocate; make conflicting or evasive statements 支吾其辞，含糊其辞 3 turn one's back on something 推诿，搪塞 □ tergiversation /-ˈseiʃ(ə)n/ n.□ tergiversator n.[Latin tergiversari ‘turn one's back’, from tergum ‘back’ + vertere vers- ‘turn’] |