"evasiveness" in Chinese (Traditional)
閃爍其詞逃避
Definition
閃爍其詞是指避免給出清楚、直接的答案,或避免說出真相,通常為了不透露資訊或推卸責任。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
常用於正式或批評語境,如描述政治人物、證人等避免直接溝通的人。可指口語或書面語。不要和更廣義的“逃避”混為一談,後者不限於語言。
Examples
Her evasiveness during the interview made everyone suspicious.
她在面試中的**閃爍其詞**讓大家都起了疑心。
The politician's evasiveness annoyed the reporters.
那位政客的**閃爍其詞**讓記者們很惱火。
Teachers do not like evasiveness when asking questions in class.
老師們上課提問時不喜歡**閃爍其詞**。
His evasiveness made it impossible to get a straight answer out of him.
他的**閃爍其詞**讓人根本得不到直接的答案。
People noticed a certain evasiveness in her tone when she talked about her job.
當她談到工作時,人們注意到她語氣中有一種**閃爍其詞**。
There was obvious evasiveness in his replies, so no one trusted his story.
他的回答有明顯的**閃爍其詞**,所以沒有人相信他的故事。