tergiversate
/ˈtɜːdʒɪvɜːseɪt/verb
no obj.
1
- make conflicting or evasive statements; equivocate推诿; 支吾, 搪塞：
the more she tergiversated, the greater grew the ardency of the reporters for an interview.
她越推诿, 记者们就越热切地想要采访她。
2
- change one's loyalties; be apostate改变主张, 转变立场; 变节, 背叛。
派生词
tergiversation
nountergiversator
noun词源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin tergiversat- 'with one's back turned', from the verb tergiversari, from tergum 'back' + vertere 'to turn'.