prevaricator

[prɪ'værə,ketɚ]

n. 说话搪塞的人；说话支吾的人

英文词源

prevaricator (n.)

c. 1400, from Old French prevaricator and directly from Latin praevaricator "sham accuser; unfaithful advocate," agent noun from past participle stem of praevaricari (see prevaricate).

双语例句

1. He was not willingly a prevaricator, and hated thoroughly to make explanations concerning it.

他并不是个喜欢支吾其辞的人, 而又讨厌就这事作任何解释.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

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