Word · Frequency #11430
evasion
逃避；规避；推诿
avoidance of something you are supposed to do, especially by deceit
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The act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.
逃避或回避的行为,尤指回避论点、指控、控告或讯问的压力；巧妙的逃避手段。
逃税；漏税；逃避付款；遁辞；托辞；搪塞之词；逃脱；躲避；逃避或回避的行为,尤指回避论点、指控、控告或讯问的压力；巧妙的逃避手段。；逃避
In use
When the teacher asked why he was late, his explanation was a clever evasion of the real reason.
The customer kept asking for a refund, but the clerk's reply was full of evasions.
Instead of giving a straight answer, she offered a vague evasion that satisfied no one.
evasion of sth
evasion of 后常接 duty、responsibility 等抽象名词，表示逃避应做的事。
The minister was widely criticized for his evasion of responsibility.
这位部长因逃避责任而受到广泛批评。
tax evasion
tax evasion 是固定搭配，指以非法手段不缴税款。
He was investigated for tax evasion.
他因逃税而受到调查。
an evasion
an evasion 指为回避真相而说的搪塞话，复数形式是 evasions。
His reply was an evasion, not a real answer.
他的回答是搪塞之词，并非真正的答复。
Common mistakes
He was accused of evasion tax.He was accused of tax evasion.
英语复合名词中修饰语在前、中心词在后，表示“逃税”的固定说法是 tax evasion，不能按中文“逃避税收”的语序说成 evasion tax。
He was charged with evasion from tax.He was charged with evasion of tax.
evasion 表示“逃避”时，被逃避的事物要用 of 引出，即 evasion of tax；不能用 from，from 常见于 escape from，不适用于 evade/evasion。
Connections
Collocations
- tax evasion
- 逃税；偷税漏税
- He was arrested for tax evasion.他因逃税被捕。
- draft evasion
- 逃避兵役
- Draft evasion was common during the war.战争期间逃避兵役很常见。
- evasion of responsibility
- 逃避责任；推卸责任
- His delaying tactics are an evasion of responsibility.他拖延的战术是在逃避责任。
- a blatant evasion
- 公然的搪塞；明显的回避
- That answer is a blatant evasion of the question.那个回答显然是在回避问题。
Pop culture & quotes
- The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison wall.
- 避税和逃税的区别，只隔着一道监狱的墙。This saying, often attributed to British politician Denis Healey, points out the legal line between legally avoiding taxes and illegally evading them.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
invasion 是入侵，evasion 是逃避；把 i 换成 e，想像敌人进来，你从出口溜走。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律与税务文件、新闻报道、正式演讲或辩论 evasion 通常用于正式语境，如法律、税务或新闻表达；日常口语中较少单独使用，多出现在 tax evasion、evasion of responsibility 等固定搭配中。
Grammar Note
表示‘逃税’时常用 tax evasion；作‘遁辞’解时常用复数 evasions。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 evasion 真正押韵（同为 /eɪʒən/ 结尾）的有：invasion, occasion, equation。注意形似词 decision, vision, version 也用 '-sion' 拼写，但重读元音不同，读音并不押韵；另有一些 '-sion' 词如 discussion 读 /ʃən/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.