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Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhīwūqící
"当被问及资金去向时，他开始支吾其词。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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To speak or act in an evasive way; to quibble or stray from the truth.
"Government officials prevaricated, refusing to give a straight answer to the journalists."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb praevaricari, originally meaning 'to walk crookedly' (from prae- 'intensifier' + varicus 'straddling', from varus 'bent'). In Roman law, it evolved to describe an advocate who colluded with the opposing side, effectively acting crookedly or shamelessly dodging the truth, before entering English in the 16th century to mean speaking or acting evasively.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Prevaricate" is said worldwide
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tergiverser
Transliteration: tergiverser
"Il a commencé à tergiverser quand on lui a posé des questions sur ses dépenses."
sich herausreden
Transliteration: sich herausreden
"Anstatt die Wahrheit zu sagen, versuchte er sich herauszureden."
tergiversare
Transliteration: tergiversare
"Il politico ha iniziato a tergiversare per evitare di rispondere alla domanda."
tergiversar
Transliteration: tergiversar
"No trates de tergiversar los hechos para ocultar tu error."
tergiversar
Transliteration: tergiversar
"Ele começou a tergiversar quando foi confrontado com as provas."
टालमटोल करना
Transliteration: taal-matol karna
"सच्चाई बताने के बजाय वह टालमटोल करने लगा।"
支吾其词
Transliteration: zhīwūqící
"当被问及资金去向时，他开始支吾其词。"
얼버무리다
Transliteration: eolbeomurida
"그는 불리한 질문을 받자 대답을 얼버무렸다."
言葉を濁す
Transliteration: kotoba o nigosu
"彼は責任を問われると、言葉を濁してごまかした。"
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