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