prevarication about/on something
The politician's prevarication on the issue was evident.
该政治家在这个问题上的支吾其词是明显的。
不实之词；假话；谎言
prevarications — plural of prevarication
支吾；含糊其词；模棱两可；推诿；搪塞；故意回避事实；逃避真相。；在公职中秘密滥用职权。；假装从事某事以达到破坏或摧毁的目的。
a statement that misrepresents or twists the truth
逃避真相。
Evasion of the truth.
在公职中秘密滥用职权。
A secret abuse in the exercise of a public office.
假装从事某事以达到破坏或摧毁的目的。
A false or deceitful seeming to undertake a thing for the purpose of defeating or destroying it.
The salesperson's prevarication about the hidden fees made me lose trust in the company.
那位销售人员关于隐藏费用的搪塞让我失去了对公司的信任。
用法提示：此处 prevarication 为名词，作主语，表示“搪塞、支吾”的行为。
After hearing his vague prevarication, the teacher asked for a direct yes or no.
听完他那含糊的搪塞后，老师要求他直接回答是或不是。
用法提示：此处 prevarication 为名词，作 hearing 的宾语，指“含糊其词、搪塞的话”。
The manager's repeated prevarications about the deadline frustrated the whole team.
经理对截止日期的反复搪塞让整个团队感到沮丧。
用法提示：此处 prevarications 为名词复数，表示多次“推诿、搪塞”的行为，作主语。
The politician's prevarication on the issue was evident.
该政治家在这个问题上的支吾其词是明显的。
prevarication 可作为可数名词，指具体的搪塞之言。
He told a prevarication to avoid answering directly.
他说了一句搪塞的话以避免直接回答。
The witness engaged in prevarication during the trial.
证人在审判中支吾其词。
The journalist accused the official of prevarication.
记者指责该官员推诿。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is known for his prevaricate.
正确表达He is known for his prevarication.
“prevaricate”是动词，不可用作名词；名词形式为“prevarication”。
grammar · medium
易错句子His prevarication was a direct lie.
正确表达His prevarication was an evasion of the truth.
“prevarication”特指含糊其辞或推诿，不直接等同于谎言；应使用表示逃避真相的表达。
与 prevarication 相比，equivocation 侧重于故意使用模棱两可的语言来误导，而 prevarication 侧重于回避事实或说谎。
发音和拼写相似，但 procrastination 是行动延迟，prevarication 是语言回避。
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