palter
/ˈpɔːltə(r)/verb
no obj. archaic <古>
1
- equivocate or prevaricate in action or speech闪烁其词; 支吾搪塞。
2
palter with
trifle with敷衍了事：this great work should not be paltered with.
这件重要的工作不能敷衍了事。
派生词
palterer
noun词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense 'mumble or babble'）： of unknown origin; no corresponding verb is known in any other language.