prevaricator

[prɪ'værə,ketɚ]
  • n. 说话搪塞的人;说话支吾的人
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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).
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.

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