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单词 tergiversation
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ter•gi•ver•sate  (tûrji vər sāt′),USA pronunciation v.i., -sat•ed, -sat•ing. 
  1. to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
  2. to turn renegade.
  • Latin tergiversātus (past participle of tergiversārī to turn one's back), equivalent. to tergi- (combining form of tergum back) + versātus, past participle of versāre, frequentative of vertere to turn; see -ate1
  • 1645–55
ter′gi•ver•sation, n. 
tergi•ver•sa′tor, ter•gi•ver•sant  (tûr′ji vûrsənt),USA pronunciation n.  ter•gi•ver•sa•to•ry  (tûr′ji vûrsə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. 
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