prevaricate

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /pɹɪˈvaɹɪkeɪt/    美 /pɹɪˈvæɹɪkeɪt/|/pɹɪˈvɛɹɪkeɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from). intransitive,obsolete,transitive
  2. To speak or act in a manner that is intentionally ambiguous or evasive; equivocate. intransitive
    — The people saw the politician prevaricate every day.
  3. To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution. intransitive
  4. To undertake something falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it. UK

词形变化

prevaricates present,singular,third-person prevaricating participle,present prevaricated participle,past prevaricated past prævaricate alternative,archaic

词汇关系

近义词
beat about the bush beat around the bush equivocate fabricate fib lie tergiversate
衍生词
prevaricatest prevaricatingly prevarication prevaricator unprevaricating
相关词
lie

词源

Borrowed from Latin praevāricātus, perfect active participle of praevāricor (“to walk crookedly; to play a false or double part”), from prae- + vāricō (“to stand with feet apart, straddle”), from vāricus (“with feet spread apart”); see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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